日本確定要自行發展F-3;不排除次系統和外國合作

日本確定要自行發展F-3;不排除次系統和外國合作;主要是日本要求大內裝 大航程,空重可能超過20頓
只有日本自己搞得合格F-22首先被淘汰,歐洲的也不可能改到這樣大
F-22要符合日本要求,必須大改,快等於開發一種一戰機,所以美國並沒有實際提案


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Bradley Perrett | Aviation Week & Space Technology


Japan says it wants international collaboration in developing its Future Fighter for the 2030s, but it wants to lead the project despite limited experience in fighter development. And it aims at a fighter much larger than any operated by a western European country; the U.S. is not offering a possible joint project. That seems to leave only the choice of indigenous development,


The Japanese defense ministry’s studies point to a need for a very big fighter with an empty weight well above 20 metric tons (40,000 lb.), larger than the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Superior endurance and internal weapon capacity are the key factors behind this choice.