Japan To Study Adaptive-Cycle Engine For Next Generation Fighter

XF9-1 engine
Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
BEIJING—Japan will study modification of the IHI XF9-1 fighter-engine demonstrator to the adaptive-cycle configuration, in another sign that progress toward the proposed Next Generation Fighter (NGF) is advancing. The defense ministry has sought proposals for the study, which it wants completed on...

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