"Meet the Mitsubishi F-3: Japan's 6th Generation Fighter Jet" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Apr 2019 11:01 p.m. PST |
"Japan's 2019 Mid-Term Defense review quietly revealed that after years of hesitation, Tokyo has decided to press ahead with development of its own domestically designed sixth-generation Mitsubishi F-3 air-superiority stealth fighter, rather than purchasing an additional foreign stealth design to supplement its growing fleet of F-35s. In February 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Defense explicitly confirmed these intentions to Jane's. Reportedly, F-3 performance requirements are set to be released in the 2020 budget, with development officially beginning in 2021 and a first flight targeted for 2030…." link Main page
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| Lion in the Stars | 20 Apr 2019 6:13 a.m. PST |
10 years development? That's pretty aggressive, pretty sure the Advanced Tactical Fighter competition took more like 15, and the Joint Strike Fighter took 20. |
| Tango01 | 20 Apr 2019 11:22 a.m. PST |
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