Moderadores: Lepanto, poliorcetes, Edu, Orel
Orel escribió:¿Es irónico? Lo pregunto porque ese programa lleva años en marcha, con las pruebas en vuelo ya terminadas del demostrador tecnológico japonés, el X-2 Shinshin antes llamad ATD-X.
...Meanwhile, the [japan] official confirms that work with the X-2 technology demonstrator aircraft has ended after a total of 34 flights... “We’ve finished the testing that we planned,” he says. “Nothing is determined about the X-2’s future. We may do more testing.”
The aircraft remains at Gifu air base. Originally designed ATDX, it formed part of Tokyo’s efforts to jump start its industrial base and explore technologies necessary for stealthy fifth- or sixth-generation aircraft. The effort comprises 15 separate programmes investigating specific technologies such as weapons bays, sensors, data links, and other areas deemed necessary for advanced fighter aircraft.
The X-2 programme was also seen as a way for the country’s older aircraft engineers to pass knowledge on to a younger generation.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... et-447911/
8:42 pm, April 21, 2018
The Yomiuri Shimbun
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In March, the ministry notified the governments of the United States and Britain of part of the design concept of the F-2 successor, such as its performance requirements. Other than carrying small drones, the ministry considers that the new jets will have the capacity to internally carry eight air-to-air missiles, doubling the load of the F-35A. Its maximum speed will be Mach 2, almost equal to that of the F-2, and key features will be designed to be similar or superior to the F-35A, such as its radars’ detection range, stealth technology and cruising distance. Regarding carrying air-to-ship missiles, the ministry assumes they will be carried externally depending on their missions.
As Japan’s neighboring countries have been enhancing their level of stealth technology, which guards against radar detection, the ministry has recognized the need to handle the situation by having the new jets carry drones.
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The F-2 fighter jet was jointly developed by Japan and the United States based on U.S. F-16 jets, and they have been manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. The jets have high offensive capability against ships to suit Japan’s security environment as a nation surrounded by the sea. The ASDF introduced F-2 jets in 2000 and the fighters are expected to retire from around 2030. The ASDF currently deploys about 90 F-2 jets.
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The government is likely to abandon the idea of domestic development due to the estimated cost of ¥1 trillion to ¥2 trillion.
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The government plans to compile the next Medium Term Defense Program that covers fiscal 2019 to 2023 at the end of this year, and is likely to decide how to develop the new fighter jets during these years under the new program.Speech
No hay F-22 biplazas, ni F-35, ni Su-57, ni J-20.
..(siguiendo la doctrina Israeli con el f15)
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