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The F-X program began when the United States banned exports of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor as part of the 1997 Obey amendment in order to safeguard its technology. [7] With Japan no longer able to purchase the F-22, a domestically developed fighter was chosen instead to replace Japan's aging fleet of fighter jets.
22: 1944: Army: twin-engine: interceptor: Version of Ki-67 originally designed as night fighter but used as heavy fighter; retired 1945 Mitsubishi Ki-200 Shusui: 2? 1945: Army: rocket: interceptor: Aircraft closely based on the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet & very similar to the J8M1: Mitsubishi Ko-1: 57: 1915: Army: sesquiplane: trainer: License ...
Defunct aircraft manufacturers of Japan (1 C, 9 P) H. Helicopter manufacturers of Japan (4 P) K. Kawasaki Aerospace Company (1 C, 2 P)
Following the USA's decision not to allow the export of the F-22 Raptor to any other country in 2007, Japan began looking for a domestic solution to field a new fighter aircraft to replace its Mitsubishi F-2 fleet. From the mid-2000s Japan began funding various research programmes involved in fighter design culminating in the Mitsubishi X-2 ...
In the postwar era Mitsubishi has been the main corporation responsible for Japan's fighters. In addition to the F-86s it also license-built F-104J/DJ, F-4EJ and F-15J/DJ aircraft. In addition it has designed and built the Mitsubishi F-1 and Mitsubishi F-2 aircraft. The JASDF was interested in obtaining the twin-engine Lockheed Martin F-22 ...
Japan provides a base for the U.S. to project its military power in Asia, hosting 54,000 American troops, hundreds of its aircraft and Washington's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier strike group.
Aircraft by nationality of original manufacturer ... Yokosuka aircraft (22 P) Pages in category "Aircraft manufactured in Japan"
By 1926, it had become one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in Japan with an output of 69 aircraft and 70 engines. In 1932, Mitsubishi Aircraft was among the companies that involved in a consolidation process catalysed by the Imperial Japanese Navy's Aviation Arsenal. The Navy launched a three-year program to have the manufacturers develop ...