Japan Supersonic Weapon Bay Research Well Advanced

BEIJING — Japan has progressed far in researching supersonic use of weapon bays as it prepares for its next fighter program. Studies conducted since 2010 and tests since 2013 have found combinations of supersonic airflow velocities and angles at which a weapon can be released from a bay, the defense...

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