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Japan picks Mitsubishi Heavy to develop own stealth fighter
apnews.com/ ^
| Mari Yamaguchi
Posted on 10/31/2020 12:27:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a main contractor to develop the country’s own next generation stealth fighter for launch in the 2030s, the defense minister said Friday.
Separately, Mitsubishi announced that it was suspending its civilian aircraft project given uncertainties for the travel industry due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The next generation fighters, currently known as F-X, are part of Japan’s upgrading of its aging fighter jet fleet as the country builds up its military capability to counter growing threats from China and North Korea.
The next generation stealth jet will replace F-2s that Japan co-developed with the U.S. They are due to be retired around 2035. The Defense Ministry is seeking 58.7 billion yen ($556 million) in the 2021 budget for research into developing the aircraft.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: japan; mitsubishi; mitsubishiheavy; stealthfighter
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:27:02 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Zero II. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water of Pearl Harbor
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:28:36 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: BenLurkin
Let’s hope Mitsubishi stealth fighters are better and more reliable than Mitsubishi cars.
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:29:10 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(Click my screen name for an analysis on how HIllary wins next November.)
To: BenLurkin
As vivible a a Divine Wind...
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:31:51 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Don't piss off old people. The older we get the less 'life in prison' is a deterent!)
To: Responsibility2nd
>>Let’s hope Mitsubishi stealth fighters are better and more reliable than Mitsubishi cars.<<
I had an Eagle Talon, then an Eclipse (2001, 40K miles and still running great) and a 2015 Mirage and they have all been great.
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:34:24 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
To: Vaquero
“Da, but these fockers were flying Messerschmitts.”
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:36:13 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Had a 97 Galant with 360k miles on it, still going strong except for a broken front shock
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:38:22 PM PDT
by
This_Dude
To: This_Dude
366k and some change IIRC. Been a few years now
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:40:38 PM PDT
by
This_Dude
To: null and void
As visible as a Divine Wind.
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:42:18 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Don't piss off old people. The older we get the less 'life in prison' is a deterent!)
To: BenLurkin
I can see Japan as a viable counterweight to the huge growth of China.
30 years from now will the world be engulfed in a new war accross the Pacific and in Europe? Lots of things that will happen the might be entirely based on what happens in three days
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:54:09 PM PDT
by
Bayard
To: BenLurkin
Stealth fighter? Where are the huge man driven robots and giant reptiles from under the sea? I've seen the Japanese documentaries!
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posted on
10/31/2020 12:57:26 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:01:05 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Mitsubishi manufactures the wings for the Boeing 787 (Dreamliner)
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:02:39 PM PDT
by
libh8er
To: BenLurkin
They do have experience...
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:10:21 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:14:39 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: KarlInOhio
Baby steps to the Veri-tech Valkyrie, Alpha & Beta fighters.....
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:16:18 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
To: fso301
Noze artt
Ur doon it rong
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:25:56 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Hey. I like the idea of Japan on our side.
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:26:06 PM PDT
by
MuttTheHoople
(What if the Lord sent COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
To: GreenLanternCorps
They have fulfilled a ten year cargo support contract to the I.S.S. and launch of various deep space scientific missions. Routinely supply launch vehicles in support of JAXA missions.
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are two potential partners mentioned in development forward from the ATD-X prototype, which some now reference as the Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin. BAE may offer some contribution to this program, as yet unspecified.
To: Vaquero
They did a helluva good job with the original Zero...at least in the early part of the war!
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posted on
10/31/2020 1:58:10 PM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
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