Good Luck, Yukikaze by Chōhei Kambayashi

He is the only person to attempt to befriend Fukai, to get him to 'loosen up' to deal with stress of battle. Major James 'Jack' Bukhar is de facto second-in-command of SAF and Rei's commanding officer.Voiced by: Masato Sakai (Japanese), Steve Staley (English) Aside of Bukhar he only showed mild interest towards a few other humans, namely Edith Foss, Tom 'Tomahawk' John and Lynn Jackson. Diagnosed by Edith Foss as having a tendency toward social rejection, he seldom shows interest in anything other than B-503 'Yukikaze' and his only friend, James Bukhar. Lieutenant Rei Fukai is a 2nd Lieutenant (later 1st Lieutenant) in the Special Air Force (SAF), the reconnaissance unit of Fairy Air Force (FAF), assigned as the pilot of B-503 'Yukikaze'.(this covers only the 1st of 5 episodes.) Yukikaze, the AI, designated the other plane as hostile, and Fukai opened fire, shooting it down. After one mission, B-503 and crew encountered what appears to be a friendly Super Sylph, but without IFF.

The main character, Rei Fukai, pilots the Super Sylph B-503 fighter, nicknamed 'Yukikaze', an advanced armed tactical reconnaissance plane equipped with a near-sentient AI computer system, and belongs to the Special Air Force (SAF), the strategic recon wing of Fairy Air Force (FAF). The United Nations established a defense force to oppose the threat and after a series of bloody battles, managed to push the enemy back to the other side of the portal, which is a planet named 'Fairy' by the humans. Some decades ago, an alien force known as the JAM invaded Earth through a dimensional portal that appeared over Antarctica.

Good Luck, Yukikaze by Chōhei Kambayashi