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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.
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 Raptor to replace the F-4 and F-15, but when this was not possible it settled on the F-35.
While the F-15J was set to be replaced by the F-35, [21] a replacement for the F-2 needed to be found before its planned retirement in the 2030s. 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 ...
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.
Japan: research: 2016: 1: stealth technology testbed Mitsubishi F-4EJ Kai: Japan: fighter: 1989: retired 2021: 96: 96 F-4EJs updated to F-4EJ Kai in 1995 Mitsubishi RF-4EJ: US/Japan: reconnaissance: 1990: retired 2020: 15: converted from F-4EJ and F-4EJ Kai Mitsubishi F-1: Japan: fighter: 1978: retired 2006: 77: Mitsubishi F-2 Viper Zero: Japan ...
U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued a flight clearance for the V-22 Osprey, three months after the military aircraft was grounded following a fatal crash in Japan, the U.S. Forces Japan and ...
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft.As a product of the United States Air Force's Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also incorporates ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities.
On 22 October 2022, Japan and Australia signed a new bilateral security agreement that includes military, intelligence and cybersecurity cooperation. [59] It is an upgrade to the 2007 Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation. [59] This is the first time that Japan made such a pact with another country other than the United States. [59]