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According to Lockheed Martin in 2004, the only fifth-generation jet fighter then in operational service was their own F-22 Raptor. [2] [40] Lockheed Martin uses "fifth-generation fighter" to describe the F-22 and F-35 fighters, with the definition including "advanced stealth", "extreme performance", "information fusion" and "advanced sustainment".
Lockheed Martin's hybridized stealth fighter was also met with doubt due to its expensive price, as well as uncertainties that the U.S. would allow the sale given the export ban on the F-22. [32] One report indicated that the hybrid fighter could cost as high as $177 million per aircraft. [38]
The Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between Japan and the United States.
For example, Lockheed Martin has applied the term "fifth generation" to its F-22 and F-35 aircraft, but this has been challenged by its competitors Eurofighter GmbH and Boeing IDS. [10] [11] It has been suggested that Lockheed Martin "labeled the F-35 a 'fifth-generation' fighter in 2005, a term it borrowed from Russia in 2004 to describe the F ...
Lockheed Martin C-130R: US: transport: 2014-2016: 6: ex-USAF KC-130R aerial tanker (sold as C-130R without refueling system) with regeneration from 2012 to 2016. Assigned to JMSDF. Lockheed Martin F-35A: US: multi-role: 2018: 23: 105 total ordered. 38 being built by Mitsubishi. Lockheed Martin F-35B: US: multi-role: 2025 (expected) 42 total ...
Looks like Japan is going to get those fighter jets it's been asking for. On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it has awarded Lockheed Martin a $40.2 million fixed-price-incentive ...
As of 2019 the Japan Air Self-Defense Force has 12 fighter squadrons. Seven of these fly the Mitsubishi F-15J, three fly the Mitsubishi F-2. As of 2023 the F4 phantom is out of service. In 2019 the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II began to enter service with JASDF fighter squadrons to replace the F-4s, beginning with 302nd Tactical Fighter ...
The Air Force presented to the public, on November 27, 2023, its "Air Force 5.3." program, which includes the acquisition of 5th generation fighters, UAVs and light attack aircraft. [499] In November 2023, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CEMFA) announced that the Lockheed Martin F-35 was the fighter chosen to replace the F-16 Fighting Falcon.