Japan Is Building Its Own Next-Generation Fighter

TOKYO — Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled a timeline on July 7 for the development of an indigenous next-generation fighter jet to counter China’s J-20.

The new fighter will replace the Mitsubishi F-2, which is due to be retired in the mid-2030s.

Defense News reports the unnamed fighter, tentatively dubbed the F-3, will be optimized for air dominance, stealthy and interoperable with the U.S. military.

Japanese defense minister Taro Kono said in a press conference on June 27 that the new fighter will carry more missiles than the F-35.

The F-3 is also expected to have a longer range for conducting operations at a greater distance from Japanese bases than the F-2 and F-35.

Japan will also become the largest customer of the F-35 program outside of the U.S.

Defense News reports that on July 9, the United States approved plans by Japan to purchase 105 F-35 joint-strike fighters. Japan will eventually operate 157 F-35s, including 42 F-35B short-takeoff and vertical-landing variants.

SOURCES: Defense News, Yahoo News, Jiji.com, Forbes, Naval News
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/07/09/japan-unveils-timeline-for-indigenous-fighter-jet-program/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/07/09/open-your-wallets-japan-has-scheduled-its-new-stealth-fighter/#138e0a426461
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/takahashikosuke/20200708-00187222/
https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2020032701097&g=pol
https://www.defensenews.com/smr/2020/07/09/us-gives-the-green-light-to-japans-massive-23b-f-35-buy/
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