Watch out Red China Japan might be
trying to close the warplane gap.
Previously called the Advanced Technology Demonstrator-X (ATD-X), X-2
took off from Nagoya Airport and flew for 26 minutes to the Japan Air
Self-Defense Force base in Gifu. Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled
the X-2 on Jan. 28.
Overseeing the project is the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Agency, or ATLA, a branch of the Defense Ministry that incorporated the
older Technical Research and Development Institute. Together with
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, they have overseen the aircraft’s
development since 2009.
It is interesting that Japan is developing its own fighter in this day and age. I guess that US pivot toward the Pacific is a smart move because it looks like things are going to get interesting out here in the coming decades.
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