"Japan plans to start domestic fighter jet project in 2015 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 03 Oct 2014 10:32 p.m. PST |
"The Japanese government is planning to develop an entirely domestic fighter jet for the first time since the end of World War II. It will work with major defense contractors such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI on the project, which is a milestone in Japan's defense procurement policy…"
Full article here
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Armand |
| skippy0001 | 04 Oct 2014 2:54 a.m. PST |
Hope it's better than the Zero. |
| Tango01 | 04 Oct 2014 10:25 a.m. PST |
LOL! (Smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Lion in the Stars | 04 Oct 2014 10:50 a.m. PST |
The Zero was state of the art in the 1930s and early 1940s. The problem was that it wasn't updated or replaced quickly enough. By 1943, it was a generation behind the US carrier-based fighters. That bird looks like an F18 fitted with the F22s intakes! |
| wminsing | 04 Oct 2014 11:55 a.m. PST |
Wait, what about the F1? And yes, the A6M was awesome went it entered service, just was in service too long. -Will? |
| skippy0001 | 04 Oct 2014 1:06 p.m. PST |
Zero=no self sealing fuel tanks and the pilots would take out the radios so it would maneuver better, It wasn't the plane-Imperial Japan pilot replacement was a 'Fly 'til you die' system. Now, if that jet can TRANSFORM, that would be nice. |
| Deadone | 05 Oct 2014 3:46 p.m. PST |
I'll believe it when I see it. Japanese air (and ground) procurement over last 10-15 years has been nearly as incompetent as the Indians. |
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goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
