Japan Launches F-X Fighter Jet Competition

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Japan Launches F-X Fighter Jet Competition​

Apr 14, 2011

Japan has formally launched its F-X fighter competition by sending a request for proposals to three potential bidders.

Boeing and Lockheed Martin have confirmed a US government representative has received Japan's RFP on behalf of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-35 Lightning II, respectively.
A UK representative is also understood to have picked up the RFP for a possible bid by the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Each bidder should receive a copy of the solicitation soon.


Japan has released the RFP just a few weeks after the country was hit by an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, leaving an estimated 26,000 people dead and public safety still at risk.

Damage caused by the disasters may have included an entire squadron of 18 Mitsubishi F-2B trainers, at least some of which were engulfed by seawater when the tsunami struck Matsushima air base.

Meanwhile, Japan has already started decommissioning its fleet of ageing McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs, which it plans to replace with the F-X fighter.

Tokyo had originally expressed interest in importing the Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, but the US Congress decided not to waive or rescind the export ban on the fifth-generation air superiority fighter.

Instead, Japan has launched the F-X competition while funding internal development of the ATD-X stealth demonstrator.

Japan Launches F-X Fighter Jet Competition

 

[SpArK]

Boeing, Lockheed, BAE To Vie for Japan's F-X - Defense News

 

[tanlixiang28776]

So no Shinshin then. Disappointing.

 

[casual]

heh, i called it on the other thread. japan's going to go with the F-35 instead of developing it's own fighter.

 

[tanlixiang28776]

The shin shin wasn't really going to be much competition anyways. Who the heck builds a stealth fighter the size of a JF 17?

 

[Luftwaffe]

Yep I knew plans to develop indigenous would be scrapped in favor of F-35s.

Now I'm wondering what would this thing carry hardly 6/7 hard points on outside..unless it would have a balloon belly added later on lol.

 

[Machoman]

Damn why they copy euro fighter?

 

[tanlixiang28776]

Damn why they copy euro fighter?

Its more in line with a tiny F 15SE.

 

[tanlixiang28776]

Its more in line with a tiny F 15SE.

 

[below_freezing]

Maybe we could take this opportunity to sell J-10 to Japan.

If they dare buy.

 

[Jigs]

Maybe we could take this opportunity to sell J-10 to Japan.

If they dare buy.

They already have more advanced aircraft in service then the J-10.

 

[Luftwaffe]

One squadron of F-2s washed away by Tsunami.

PLAAF/PLANF J-10B and other variants development is directly related to J-20, there I wouldn't be surprise that in next 3 years better airframe, highly sophisticated avionics are available as good as equal to Japanese F-2s/F-15s into J-10B/? variants..

 

[JPUSINVNSCK]

It looks like the mix version of f35 and f22.Does the U.S give some information about their aircraft to japan for building this?I heard that the engine will be use U.S one.

 

[Dalai Lama]

The shin shin wasn't really going to be much competition anyways. Who the heck builds a stealth fighter the size of a JF 17?

The Japanese miniaturise pretty much everything don't they.

Yep I knew plans to develop indigenous would be scrapped in favor of F-35s.

Now I'm wondering what would this thing carry hardly 6/7 hard points on outside..unless it would have a balloon belly added later on lol.

Is this the scrapped Shinshin? Looks beautiful.