Static test said to prompt crack in wing of F-2 fighter

A crack developed in the wing of an F-2 fighter during a recent static test, according to sources in Japan's Defense Agency and the aerospace industry. The agency and F-2 prime contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have declined to comment. Sources said the crack occurred in the right wing of a...

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