Silent Death Forces: More Than Valor (2000)

From the front cover:

...beyond demand or foresight..
The Fighter Tactics Manual bounced off the desk in an explosion of paper that finally careened to a stop at the feet of "Blindspot" O'Brien. "Rough night, Strack?" he said, addressing the rookie who had launched the book. "My answers matched the manual, word for blasted word! Instructor Waite failed me anyway!" Blindspot sighed. "You just don't get it, do you? There's more to being an ace than the ability to quote the FTM."

All the stuff you need to flesh out the pilots in your Silent Death games:

• Experience system plus skills & quirks system
• Rules for creating Aces, House by House
• New ships: Samurai, Hayabusa
• Nifty refits: Shark, Seraph, Talon, Death Wind, Salamander, Nemesis, Hellbender, Sorenson, Nemesis, Lance Electra, Revenge, Drakar, Quark, Black Widow, Sentry, & Viper