F-X Likely To Be Developed By MHI With U.S. Help, Reports Say

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F-X concept.
Credit: 防衛省 - https://www.mod.go.jp/j/yosan/yosan_gaiyo/2020/yosan_191220.pdf
BEIJING—Japan will likely engage Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to undertake the F-X fighter program as prime contractor, with help from a U.S. company, local media reports suggest. Cooperation with Britain will be limited to possible sharing of engine parts, according to the Mainichi newspaper...
Bradley Perrett

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

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