Japan’s Ministry of Defense Has Revealed A Concept For A Next-Gen F-X ‘Godzilla’ Fighter

Concept Art of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force's future F-X Fighter. Japanese Ministry of Defense

Sputnik: Photo: Japan’s Ministry of Defense Reveals Concept for Next-Gen F-X ‘Godzilla’ Fighter

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has been quietly laying plans for a new stealth fighter to replace the F-2, one capable of outclassing the numerically superior Chinese air force. Nicknamed the “Godzilla” fighter by observers due to its size, the Mitsubishi F-X is expected to enter service in 2035.

‘Godzilla’

Tokyo has moved to advance the Future Fighter concept aircraft toward a more concrete program that can yield a usable fighter, changing the name to the “F-X” program, releasing new concept art of the aircraft envisioned and setting aside some $256.5 million in fiscal year 2020 for "F-X related research projects" and "conceptual design in Japan-led development.”

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WNU Editor: They are still far away from having such a fighter, but the Japanese are starting to fund such a fighter.

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