Posted on 07/13/2014 8:12:18 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin stealth fighter has rolled out.
Last month, a leaked, blurry image provided an interesting preview of the first prototype of the Advanced Technology Demonstrator-X (ATD-X), the indigenous war plane that Japan Air Self-Defense Force will operate in the air defense role, replacing the ageing Mitsubishi F-2.
On Jul. 12, the first official photos of the ATD-X (serialled 51-0001) were released by the Japanese Ministry of Defense Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI), the Ministry of Defense’s agency that has developed the Shinshin (“spirit of the heart”, an early codename within the Japan Self Defense Force) for research purposes.
Indeed, the ATD-X will be used for the development of the F-3, Japan’s next generation stealth jet.
Noteworthy, the “new” images were taken on May 8, 2014, when the painting of the canted vertical tails radar-evading air superiority fighter with enhanced maneuverability ended.
Image credit: mod.go.jp via Alert 5 (H/T to Antonio Valencia for the heads-up).
“but the fact that it unfolds into a Gundam.”
Har! Just came from Anime expo here in L.A. a week ago and I literally saw a yelling match between Gundam groupies and Attack on Titans nerds.
I think they announced that last week actually
lol
They better do something... -OR- learn Chinese..
Looks to me like a stealthed up F/A-18 Hornet
Doesn’t look like it will be able to land on their new “aircraft carrier.”
That too
ssshhhhhh.... that is a helicopter carrier... *wags finger*
Kind of like how the Chinese bought a “floating casino” from the Russians.
It looks like they do have landing gear.
lol. like that, yes.
Mitsubishi has been around for a long time, their cars almost as good as Nissans. They've concentrated more on ships and planes than cars. My grandfather worked on Mitsubishi planes in the 1930s. The French were working with Japanese giving them technical knowhow. The Chinese are newcomers to plane-building, and lack the depth of experience that the Japanese possess.
Ping
They have a lot of lead in them, and fall over frequently.
Cool picture. Might even look something like that. You know, with wings and all?
Thanks!
Love my Nissan 8
In an emergency (main motor died), it provided steerage for my boat down 65 miles of the Yukon River two weeks ago.....
Fabulous motor!
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