SORRY FOR NOT POSTING ANYTHING GOOD IN A WHILE THIS IS DEFINITELY MY BEST PLANE YETDevelopment Lore of the L.S.M.C. F/A-10 and the A.D.W.M.F. ProgramIn the late 1970s, as the geopolitical landscape of Africa shifted amid the waning days of the Cold War, the Republic of Lucan embarked on one of the most ambitious military-industrial projects in its history: the Advanced Deltawing Multirole Fighter (A.D.W.M.F.) Program. The culmination of this effort would be the L.S.M.C. F/A-10, a symbol of Lucan's determination to chart an independent course in defense and technology.The Origins of the A.D.W.M.F. ProgramThe seeds of the program were sown during the 1975 Defense Modernization Conference, where Lucan's military planners and political leadership jointly concluded that reliance on foreign arms suppliers had left the nation vulnerable. Arms embargoes, shifting alliances, and the unreliability of post-colonial defense agreements exposed critical gaps in the Lucan Defense Air Force (L.D.A.F.).Recognizing the need for a domestically produced combat aircraft that could perform multiple roles, Lucan’s Ministry of Defense initiated the A.D.W.M.F. Program in 1977. The program’s directive was clear but daunting: develop a single-engine, deltawing multirole fighter capable of securing Lucan’s airspace and supporting its growing regional commitments.The Role of L.S.M.C.To lead this ambitious project, the Lucan Systems Manufacturing Company (L.S.M.C.) was established in 1978 through the merger of several state-run workshops, military research institutes, and technical academies. Based in Mbavene, L.S.M.C. became the national epicenter for defense innovation, staffed by a new generation of Lucan engineers, scientists, and technicians.The F/A-10 would be the company's first fully indigenous military aircraft. L.S.M.C.’s leadership saw the A.D.W.M.F. Program not merely as an engineering challenge, but as an opportunity to transform Lucan’s industrial and scientific base.First Flight a