Firehawk (Tiberium Wars)

The Firehawk VTOL fast attack jet is a new GDI weapon system combining AI programming and human piloting skills. The jet possesses a dynamically unstable airframe that requires computer control to stay in flight. However, it is capable of quickly altering the course and speed of the craft, making it an excellent air superiority fighter. The embedded AI functions as a highly sophisticated targeting system, threat assessment and tracking module as well as weapon control and navigation. The pilot interfaces with the AI, allowing him to truly dominate the skies.

Firehawk attack jets have variable weaponry, and commanders can choose between two highly destructive Hellcat firebombs or four Rattlesnake missiles, allowing it to act both as the ruler of skies or the messenger of death to ground forces and installations. The fighter can also be upgraded with stratosphere navigation systems and special stratofighter boosters, allowing it to move much faster through the battlefield (by traveling through the stratosphere) and engage targets where they least expect it. With the boosters the Firehawk can ascend to such a high altitude, and at such great speed, that it is untouchable by enemy anti-aircraft weaponry. However, due to structural limitations, the jet cannot activate the boosters again upon exiting the combat area, and is vulnerable to being shot down once it's delivered its payload.