The Veillantif was the first dedicated warplane of the then-young Sixth French Republic's Armée de'l Air. A dedicated light bomber, this airplane's long wings and strong build enable it to carry a payload comparable to a Twin Clothes Horse on a single engine. Being expected to also strafe enemy troops, this aircraft can be equipped with a rotary machine gun that can be interchanged with cameras for reconnaisance work.

This airplane, and the formation of the Armée de'l Air, can be explained as a reaction to the first war against Nova Evropa, which saw the latter's expansion north and westwards stopped. This created a low-intensity stalemate as the Nova Evropan leadership decided to go against what seemed to be a tastier treat in the Iberian Peninsula,. At this point, the SFR didn't really have an important air fleet apart from air mail and suffered as a result. In particular, Burner raids, both in the war and later during the "interlude" served to create an enduring revanchist hatred against Nova Evropa, which made Republican troops utterly merciless against the latter's forces and prone to giving no quarter to Nova Evropan warriors.
This led to the development of a whole line of warplanes taking lessons from the CIR's own struggle against Nova Evropan expansion, the Veillantif being the first to enter service. This airplane first saw service flying secret reconnaisance flights over NE territory, gathering information to both relay to the CIR and prepare for the upcoming counteroffensive against Nova Evropa.
In the offensive itself, the most valuable contribution of the Veillantif in the frontline was artillery observation, as the Sixth French Republic's reforms saw a massive emphasis on the redevelopment of this arm, which saw the SFR producing the best, most numerous artillery corps of the war.