The ACTIVE STRIPES is the third DLC variant of the F-15E, following the "Mobius" and "Yellow Squadron"-themed versions exclusive to European/Japanese copies of Fires of Liberation. As the name implies, the aircraft is based on the experimental F-15 ACTIVE unit featured in Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, itself the precursor of the F-15S/MTD featured in later games. Coincidentally, it is the special paint scheme of the F-15 ACTIVE in AC04.