Lockheed Martin Japan Fighter Proposal Based On F-22, Report Says

Credit: F-22s flying with F-35s. Credit: Master Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo/U.S. Air Force
BEIJING—Lockheed Martin’s proposal for Japan’s next fighter program is based on the F-22 Raptor, says the Nikkei newspaper. The concept is evidently integration of systems from the F-35 Lightning into the F-22, since the proposal has previously been reported as a hybrid of the two types. Japanese...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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