Japan Eyes New Fighter With Counter-Stealth, Directed Energy

Credit: Japanese Defense Ministry
Japan’s defense ministry proposes to develop a sixth-generation manned fighter with strong counter-stealth capability and a directed-energy weapon. While a program description issued by the ministry is ambiguous, full-scale development of the sixth-generation i3 fighter would evidently begin in 2021...

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