Defense Industry
Japan to jointly develop sixth generation fighter with the UK
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Lockheed Martin to Join Japan’s Sixth-generation Fighter Project
Lockheed Martin Corp, the maker of the F-35 stealth jet, will join a project led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to build a new fighter plane that Japan’s air force is expected to field by […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s Defense Ministry Asks 8.3% budget increase
Japan’s Defense Ministry is asking for a 8.3% budget increase in 2020, its largest rise in more than two decades, in the face of China’s rapid military modernization and a looming threat from North Korea. […]
Air Platform
Japan to launch sixth generation fighter F-3 in 2031
TOKYO (GDC) — Japan plans to begin mass production of a cutting-edge, domestically developed sixth generation fighter jet in fiscal 2031, aiming to start deployment in 2035 when its fleet of aging F-2 planes is scheduled to be retired, […]
Air Platform
Japan Wants to Export Sixth-gen F-X/F-3 Fighter Jets to Compensate Development Costs
The cost of Japanese F-X fighter jet is expected to exceed $185 million and it is hoped that by selling the fighter overseas could help offset the development costs. Japan’s government and the ruling Liberal […]
Air Platform
Japan Wants to Build It’s Own Stealth Sixth-generation X-2/F-3 Fighter Jet
TOKYO – Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically, rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in the United States and Britain’s BAE Systems, sources with knowledge of the programme told Reuters. The Japanese Ministry […]