If any of this particular version is still seen, they are simply being used as test articles or drones. It is highly unlikely these would even be brought back for future combat use as the base design is too simple and not worth resuming for anything other than simple tests. Studies have shown them to be great for getting 'lost in battle', but not much more.

Similar to the IIs, IIIs are all also slated for retirement and most have now been drawn down and completely out of the Corps. IIIs will most likely still be seen plying the skies as test frames for the foreseeable future. And should another War break out, it is expected these would also be used in "Expendable" Squadrons as primary strike aircraft in lieu of something older and more basic.

These, as per typical Phase family findings, will parallel the IIIs. While newer and slightly more complex, they are still old and not intricate enough to fall under the new requirements for the fleet. Add to the fact the DFRWs make them inherently less stable than IIIs ensures these will most likely NOT be seen as much in any future endeavours involving IIs or IIIs.

Vs such as the one pictured are no more. SIL took 15 years to figure out & finally decide that simply making the aircraft out of a different material (as they already had) did not warrant a new Phase number. And so these are simply a variant of IIIs (the III/j) and the "new" Vs are the ones that have folded noses during the construction process. As such, Vs are also dangerously close to the chopping block due to age.

VIs show no change in the current alignment. Still the dogfighter, they are safe from retirement for the near future. A new development in the form of potential NASAS hybrid is now threatening their existence, however. This new airplane would look extremely similar and add the new required vertical fins. Still under R&D, this new plane could possibly replace VIs outright.

The aircraft is closer to still-born than front line duty. While not exactly hard to work with, it has found to be frustrating to get the right parameters for the planes to perform correctly and up to Phase standards. If dropped, there wouldn't be any loss to fleet specs as the design hasn't been accepted and a role has never been found. Testing as of this writing still continues.