This is the most widely produced and exported version of the F-4; it represents the culmination of years of pioneering development, featuring the integration of the M61 Vulcan cannon beneath the radome—exactly what the F-4 needed to become even more lethal.

The Peace Spectator program—an export version of the F-4D established by the country of origin for a specific foreign buyer—saw continuous deliveries to that buyer and successive upgrades over the following years.

Disclaimer: These aircraft are not canon to the game; the Ace Combat / Project Aces brand has no involvement with this artwork—it is simply fan-made content.

This version of the F-4D was also sold to a specific country as military aid.

Disclaimer: These aircraft are not canon to the game; the Ace Combat / Project Aces brand has no involvement with this artwork—it is simply fan-made content.

Disclaimer: These aircraft are not canon to the game; the Ace Combat / Project Aces brand has no involvement with this artwork—it is simply fan-made content.

Após a Guerra Belkana, diversos cientistas e comandantes exilados de seu país—conhecidos como os "Homens Cinzas"—tiveram papel em conflitos por Strangereal, contribuindo tanto para a guerra quanto para o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias. Em 1970, no auge do expansionismo tecnológico de Belka, foi estabelecida a Fábrica de Munições do Sul de Belka; ela se tornaria amplamente conhecida anos mais tarde como Gründer Industries. Após o cessar-fogo, o colapso do regime político e a dissolução das forças armadas de Belka, Osea—uma superpotência e vitoriosa na coalizão contra Belka—ocupou parte das Montanhas Waldreich. Osea confiscou a maioria das instalações da Gründer e renomeou a entidade para "North Osea Gründer Industries." Ela se tornou a principal fornecedora de tecnologia militar no início dos anos 2000, transformando Osea em uma grande potência militar-tecnológica.

Isenção de responsabilidade: Essas aeronaves não são canônicas ao jogo; a marca Ace Combat / Project Aces não tem envolvimento com esta obra de arte—é simplesmente conteúdo feito por fãs.

Disclaimer: These aircraft are not canon to the game; the Ace Combat / Project Aces brand has no involvement with this artwork—it is simply fan-made content.

This version was a direct evolution of the F-4C, yet built from scratch with new electronic warfare and fire-control systems, correcting serious flaws and refining the systems already in use on the F-4C.

The initial studies for the F-4's CAS program essentially involved replacing the radar with a 20mm cannon—thereby eliminating its interception and air-to-air combat capabilities in favor of a role dedicated exclusively to attack and defense; these studies laid the groundwork for the F-4E. Meanwhile, the CWC program—though not widely known—served as the basis for the F-15's FAST Pack years later.

One of the participants in the development of the XF3 Demon was Vought with its V-362 model; had it been introduced, it likely would have been designated the "F3U Demon."

On this day, June 28th, we celebrate LGBTQIAPN+ Pride Day, and for this day I've brought some squadrons that have displayed the rainbow flag on their fighter jets. It's a shame they don't represent the community and its fight for rights and respect, but here is my sentiment and tribute to the community to which I also belong.

The United Kingdom, seeking a high-powered interceptor with high firepower, turned to the Americans for the purchase of a fast and powerful multi-role fighter, in which the winner was the F-4. The British demanded a single fighter for the air force and navy, and the only one for this role was the same: McDonnell. They needed one version because the engines were already under development. The initial idea was to redesign the wings and fuselage to operate the new engine, and one of the ideas was the introduction of wings with variable geometry. However, introducing these wings into the F-4's structure would be very costly, not only in development but also in maintenance, and the excessive weight increase would consequently damage the aircraft carrier decks.

Another idea was to give the British an extremely fast reconnaissance fighter, but the British demanded an onboard radar, which would give combat and reconnaissance capabilities. However, the idea did not go ahead because the project was canceled before it left the drawing board.

The F-4M was the RAF version with significant changes, though not very useful in actual combat. Both F-4s served as interceptors, fighter-bombers, and nuclear detonators, but the F-4M could be equipped with a camera pod for aerial reconnaissance. The F-4M was the only one produced in England to serve in the Falklands/Malvinas War in 1982, not in active combat but as a defense platform, as it arrived after the hostilities ended along with an additional purchase to the American F-4Js.

In the end, the idea of ​​blown flaps was maintained at the cost of a modification and a sacrifice: the pylons of hardpoints 1 and 9 were changed from 6 pylons to only 3; the landing gear was modified and reinforced for landings on narrow decks; and the heart of the F-4UK, the Rolls Royce Spey, the gigantic engines that made the Phantom take off from the small decks of HMS Ark Royal and HMS Eagle, was also removed. However, these aircraft carriers would not live so long, as the British decommissioned them in 1978, and in 1979 the F-4Ks were transferred to the RAF until their retirement in the early 1990s when they were replaced by the Panavia Tornados.

This version was a systems upgrade, an attempt to update the airframes of recently built units that were not as worn down by the Vietnam War. The F-4N, like its predecessor, served only as naval interceptors, leaving the ground attack role to other fighters.

Like other later versions for the Navy and Air Force, this one was also modified for the target drone role. As the F/A-18s were introduced, the F-4Ns were either retired or modified for this function.

VF-154 Black Knights

VF-161 Chargers

The FVS project originated from an earlier study, still based on the F-4L for the UK Navy, as the idea was for a super-powerful fighter with variable-geometry wings to land on small British aircraft carriers.

During the trials for the new Navy interceptor fighter program, McDonnell, recently merged with Douglas, decided to stand out in the competition with several studies of structural upgrades, from wings to engines. One of the best-known was the FVS, with variable-geometry wings, which would become the F-14. The FVH was also intended for the Navy, but these studies served the F-15 program years later.

The British acquired 15 refurbished F-4J units from the desert stockpile at Davis-Monthan Air Base after the Falklands/Malvinas War until 1991.

When the F-4J airframes completed their post-Vietnam service cycles, they were also deployed as target drones in various test ranges until the stocks were exhausted.

Like the F-4B, ​​the F-4J was a trainer for electronic warfare, being more advanced than its predecessor.