f-2's far more superior than the us f-16 from the composite material used to low radar signature. It's a viper zero not a fake falcon, it can knockout russian flankers which f16s cant even match.. and dats the Japanese technology!
"fake falcon" should be the export version of the f-16 that had that old j-79 engine in it what a piece of crap. Less thrust more weight and heavy heat shields for the rear fuselage.
"fake falcon"? hell no. mitsubishi bought the f-16 license from general electric, made the plane larger, improved pretty much everything about it and what came out is the f-2.
you might as well call the abrams fake because it uses a german gun system.
F-2 Might use some parts of F16C model but its different plane
a 25% larger wing area composite materials used to reduce overall weight and radar signature longer and wider nose to accommodate a phased-array radar larger tailplane larger air intake three-piece cockpit canopy capabilities for four ASM-1 or ASM-2 anti-ship missiles, four AAMs, and additional fuel tanks Also, the F-2 is equipped with a drogue parachute,
@Blue2Volf but still the price with regards to all the added modifications doesnt justify its cost to performance ratio IMHO.wouldnt you take 3x grippens over one of these?a modded f 16 shouldnt cost this much.and i guess that what most of the people here are trying to voice out.
its supposed to be an improved f 16 but for its price of $126M(5 to 7x the actual cost of f-16,mehh they should have just gotten a f-18 hornet for half the price or more f 15s and f 16s.. for 40 to 60M price tag of grippen that shouldve been considered as well considering its a 4.5 gen fighter with stealth tech.
@RomaniaTricolor 18?wow thats a heartbreak,but im sure thats the last thing they would worry about with all teh devastation and their country beingbattered with natural disasters left and right.and with a nuclear meltdown threats as well.can can always get soem more of these in the future but yeah its quite a waste.i wonder after the tsunami warning how come they werent able to fly those beasts out of there when they had time?
@fretduster03 The majority of the base employees were on vacation. True story. I guess they will take a serious consideration for the future regarding F-35B. If the price of a japanese F-2 is between 110-120 mil. $, I bet Mitsubishi will gain a contract for making F-35s also. This firm is part of the whole Trilateral Commision and all that...
Eitherway, no matter how devastating was the situation, in the Japanese Airforce someone should make seppuku after all this frakkin' monumental crap.
@yakuza488 LOL. A hybrid car really? You really think that is hard? They had electric cars a 100 years ago. They had electric trains and buses for years. You really think its that hard to put a gasoline motor with a battery? lol. Carriers were invented by the British lol. You mean a bullet train that uses foreign inventions? Number one in tactics? LOL! With what battle experience? Japan hasn't seen war since it ran from Iraq 6 years ago. This is what I am talking about. Its hilarious.
The F-2 can kick the crap out of F-16's....they are bigger, faster, and more flexible. It also has far more advanced eletronics and radar tracking. Only downside is that it cost 4 times as much as a F-16 and i am farly cirtain that four F-16's could take a single F-2
@Babylauncher3000 i think that you don't know what you talking about ! the f16 have long long history of air to air combats and many of shot downs of Hundreds of other war plans ! just in the israeli air force the F16 have 100 shot downs in 2 wars ! in all the history of the F16 no one lost in dogfight ! what is the combat history of the F2 ? today the last models of the F16 are the best air to air and air to ground air crafts ! the F16I block 52 + and the F16 block 60 are the advanced aircafts.
- the F-2 was designed and tested long before the F-15SE was introduced.
- late model F-16 block 50/52/60 are in the range of $50-70m and the F-2 is similar in configuration to these more expensive versions than the older $30m F-16 versions.
- it's not just about the cost per plane, but you're building up your indigenous country's fighter tech industry and learning along the way.
- Licensed manufacturer of late model F-16's or F-15E's might have been a better option though...
Our Japanese Ministry Of Defense and Technical Research and Development Institute are developing a new Fighter Jet designated the "Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin." It's supposed to be a Stealth Fighter like the US F22-Raptor. I hope it will beat the F22-Raptor, but it probably won't. Who knows? Lol.
Nice replica, all details match perfectly! :) congratulations! If I was Japan I would cheat a bit on the replica and bult some vector trust on it for the change!
I don't think there was pressure, Japan just wanted to bult some "proven" model instead of spending money on tests and new fighting tactics to pilot a newborn fighter
@215alessio 1. It's not a perfect replica, its bigger and looks a bit different. 2. No money was saved - This cost ~$100 million/per plane whereins the F16 costs less than $30 milliion. 3.No political pressure? Who'd spend $100 million/F16 variant when you can get an F15E or FA18D.
I agree its unfair to call the F-2 a 'Fake Falcon', but you can't completely ignore its F-16 lineage. The original design for the FS-X program that became the F-2 was based on the Agile Falcon studies done in the US for an enlarged F-16 to counter the Russian SU27 series. Plus, Lockheed Martin is one of the major contractors.
The F-2 is still unique to distinguish it from the F-16 in my book. For me, its also a symbol of cooperation between the US and Japan in producing such a capable plane.
Damn...it does look like an F-16! LOL, oh well. Not a bad plane to copy, if you ask me. I always wondered why the F-16's layout wasn't repeated if it is such an excellent plane? I mean, F-16 is one of the most successful fighters ever, and I've never seen another fighter copy any of it's best points (until now, that is!). I know that the chin intake isn't IDEAL, but it works well, especially at high AOA's. And the wing/body blending is wonderful...you know how much fuel the F-16 can hold?
oldergods it want be doomsday if america collapse yes there will be lots of suffering but it will be a blessing in the long run...the world will be free from a dominant power that dictates orders and threaten weaker nations with santions and war...while letting certain nations commit genocide(ISRAEL GOOD EXAMPLE) and possess nuclear weapons..double standards and hypocrisy.Thats being a 2 FACE. BUT YET WANT TO TELL OTHER NATIONS ABOUT DEMOCRACY OR SHOULD I SAY DEMON-CRACY.
Isn't the F2 based of the F16 for political reasons?
Japan has a bilateral deal with the United States to buy weapons exclusively from them.
Also, Japanese lobbyists wanted a piece of the pie so they co-developed the F2 so that money will go to both the Japanese and American contractors. Hence why the F2 is so expensive.
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Some Japanese stubbornly claim if japan developed original strike fighter, better fighter could be developed. And someone says F-2 are victims as rape children. But they don't recognize Japanese exact ability as aircraft developer. Japan have almost no experience of developing practical use fighters. Particularly it is impossible to make high performance engines. Now F-2 is not bud fighter. Because ironically F-2 are children of one of the most successful fighter F-16 even if at rape victims.
almost every nation complain about from south america to africa to the middle east there is a solution..stop using the american dollar for international transactions and use your own currnecy...let america economy collapse that simple!!! problem solved.arab nations should use a single currency same with asia and africa.stop bitchin and take action
American's perfectly aware and scare that if We Japanese start developing Aircraft without any American political pressure then we can produce world's best quality aircraft.
Look at car industry what happened?
and all kind of electronics.
Therefore always they disturb our air power development.
Well hopefully we can change that. I'd really like to see what Japan could come up with. Besides, between china and faggot ass north korea, we have a common enemy. I think US and Japanese relations are strong enough to let Japan have an independant military.
Americans don't have any right to make fun of F-2, for looking like F-16.
The only raeson F-2 looks like F-16 is because the US government put political pressure on Japan to redesign F-2 based on F-16, so the Japanese wouldn't develop their own tech in fighter planes.
The original design before US started sticking their nose in looked more like Gripen than F-16.
You people should be more aware about what kind of political pressure your government puts on nations all around the world.
show us proof that it was supposed to look like the gripen. we didnt put tech into their plane and obviously if it wasnt for us the japanese would probably still be using the zero all three of thier fighters are american F-15,F-4,and partially the
F-2. 60% of the F-2 is japanese. and we only helped with the air frame and possibly some avionics. the rest is from japan.
@ghoroumone Actually, the F-2 started out as a joint project between the USA and Japan to create an enlarged F-16, but the US ended up dropping out of the program in favor of the JSF. Japan ended up adopting the F-2 as a replacement for the F-1 despite no longer being able to share the costs with the US.
@ghoroumone US did not pressure anyone it's a joint project between many corporations and a base fighter was used F16 block 40, so don't use the US is pressuring Japan why would anyone pressure another country to use their design? They made it better that alone is proof US & Japan uses strength in unison they also help train the Japanese pilots. JASDF also use the F15 Eagle. Full Name: MITSUBISHI F2 US Lockheed Martin & MHI
@ghoroumone WE DONT MAKE FUN OF IT.There are so many differences in both planes its not funny.straiter and longer wings on the F-2,its over all bigger.
@ghoroumone Let's say that tomorrow USA cuts the handcuff their putted on Japan military hands at the end of WWII. Can Japanese promise not to even again try to take over the world?
USA forgave Germany at the end of the Great War and painfully learnt the lesson. "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice , shame on me".
@trodat07 japan has no interest in trying to take over the world, it was the only country that was nuked and then vowed peace after that. you should go to japan, i went, hell my grandfather flew b-29s and was stationed there. but this isnt the 40s and japans living standards and values are among the best in the world. i could pass out drunk in tokyo and not be robbed, its probably the safest place in the developed world. much safer than the USA and im an american
@jarrodm2002 I have a friend right there right know and I'm enjoying his travel blog. AWESOME PLACE. Anyway, what have respectful, low crime style of life to do with warfare politics? Who knows what could they do if they receive the slightest chance? Most nations are belligerent "per se" (past'n'now-a-days) and they need some room, don't they? Also, this restriction has been profitable to them as Japan is a top power-player (their army budget it's just 1/14 of USA's).
@trodat07 it has everything to do with it. but we could go beyond that and say that even if japan were a hostile nation it would take trillions and decades to match the USA anyways, and thats not even counting nuclear weapons which i am positive no Japanese person ever wants to experience ever again. what are you afraid of anyways your an American have some backbone, why are you afraid anyways? ever see a dog bite out of fear...its pathetic and insulting to the point my generation wants to leave
@jarrodm2002 LOL Everybody, everywhere chooses sides here, you know it XD For example, many, many people here cheers AGAINST USA as if there were something personal between them. Part because they are communist minded and very Fidel's Cuba sympathizers, part because they are total AHs, they tend to blame USA and the so called "First World" for every single problem they have. "We're poor, blame USA!", "I have no job, blame USA!" and so on.
@jarrodm2002 Basically, the speech goes "we ain't loosers, is USA who screwed us up", id est, the easy way to see things by blaming others for our own faults. Example again, how long took Japan to recover from a total defeat and two freakin' H-Bombs to become one of the most powerful nations today and how long has Argentina been saying it's "trying" to leave the (never-ending) crisis behind? 50+ years for Japan, 110+ and still counting for Argentina.
@jarrodm2002 LOL same I went to japana, as an asian immigrant from taiwan living in australia
I notice most european has remain 1940 image of asia, they still see us like some kind feudal state like we still eat dog or carry samurai sword ! Wat da hell man ! We have learned alot of new idea and value from western for example democracy and technology but what do they learn from us ?
@jarrodm2002 Don't underestimate Japan's desire to become an aviation superpower. Companies involved in the defense industry (including Mitsubishi) have been trying to make Japan a major player in commercial and military aircraft since Japan received permission to build aircraft again from the US occupation forces in 1952. Actually the F-2 is based off an early project, the FSX (fighter support experimental) which Japan had wanted to build domestically, but eventually co-developed with the US
@jarrodm2002 Don't underestimate Japan's desire to become an aviation superpower. Companies involved in the defense industry (including Mitsubishi) have been trying to make Japan a major player in commercial and military aircraft since Japan received permission to build aircraft again from the US occupation forces in 1952. Actually the F-2 is based off an early project, the FSX (fighter support experimental) which Japan had wanted to build domestically, but eventually co-developed.
@jarrodm2002 i'd just like to add that germany started 2 world wars, they have a full-scale military right now, and they haven't made any move to try to take over the world again. so i don't think japan ever will either.
@ghoroumone We kicked out Lokheed Martin from our country, and we recovery our own fighter industry, this guys put his nose in soberane countrys roun the world but sombody must stop they....
@ghoroumone There is a reason for doing that since the Japanese look to the U.S. for its defense in Asia. Right now Japan is watching a growing Chinese and Russian military.
@ghoroumone I always thought that the F-2 IS the F-16 but like most things that get imported or traded, they have to change things to distinguish them from the original. Like the Sega MegaDrive (Genesis), Nissan Silvia S14 (Nissan 200sx). etc.
The design of F-2 is based on F-16 figher, but F-2 is actually a attacker to destroy ships but not a figher. But F-2 is slightly sperior than F-16 as figher,
It's a respectable multirole aircraft. Incorporating the air superiority features of the F-16 and expanding on them, as well as adding more advanced Air to Surface capabilities and expanded ordinance capacity. I'd never thumb my nose at having them on my side of a conflict.
Plus it looks cool, and is fun to fly in Ace Combat games.
the f-2 isn't a fake falcon, its a different extension of the falcon thats better suited for air-to-ground fighting while the falcon is more suited for air-to-air
The U.S. commander said he was impressed with the F-2, which is designed and built by the Japanese. The aircraft has some capabilities that our aircraft does not, Waskow said, mentioning the Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, which has three times the range of a conventional antenna.
If the japanese industries did so fine job beginning from normal F-16, can you imagine if they had taken the F-16XL project,installed their technologies and CFTs? I don't know why the Japan don't sell its military aircrafts to the rest of the world: the Kawasaki P-X patrol aircraft,US-1a Kai amphibian SAR/Patrol,C-X cargo aircraft,T-4 jet trainer and F-2 fighter surely could fly in any air force of the world.
The (*) marks improvements over the F-16C, or at least supposed to be. I can't find a solid number for the F-2's actual maximum range, but the common consensus is that it is greater than the F-16C. Some also assume it is more agile (it's based on the "Agile Falcon" proposal), but I don't know for sure.
The apparent trade off (F-2's range + payload vs. F-16's speed + thrust/weight ratio) is mostly due to the different purposes they were built for. While both are designed to be capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground/surface missions, the F-16 focuses more on the former while the F-2 was built more with the latter in mind, specifically anti-ship roles.
Japan will have a total of about 100 F-2s, 100 Phatoms and 200 F15s. Already powerful enough for the defense of the country. The good thing with F-2 is that, they are made in Japan and can be made more locally in times of war. Since Japan can prove that she can made indigenous aircraft as F-2, it is not that far it can made 100% F-15X (for service until 2030) and a future variant of F-22 (if the US allow her to make it). The industrial capability t \o make own weapon will matter a lot.
Japan is phasing out its F-4s. They are thinking about replacing it with either the Eurofighter Typhoon or the F-35 Lightning II.
Japan's prospects of buying the F-22 is basically zero, at least until the US decides the tech behind it obsolete and can be released to foreign governments without much consequence, but it's working on the ATD-X, a tech demonstrator for an indigenous stealth fighter. When it enters service it will probably be called the F-3.
F-15X pertain to the next generation that will add new features and greatly improve the maneuverability, electronic warfare, frontal stealthiness and lethality of F-15E (Strike Eagle) which might nearly equal that F-22. At present, the next generation F-15 is called F-15K or SLAM EAGLE. Next year is the F-15SE or SILENT EAGLE. There might be other next-gen design so that F-15 will be at service until 2030.
I remember now, JASDF is indeed looking at F-15K equivalents or better as a possible option to replace their F-4Js, along side the Eurofighter and the F-35.
It's a logical option since the JASDF pilots already have experience with F-15s, making them able to adapt to them much easier than completely new planes like the other two. It would be less interesting, though. Personally I wish they would buy the Dassault Rafale.
Mighty fine looking plane and that music Hot damn makes me want to watch anime
TheArbiter138 6 days ago
よく分からないながらの推測ですが。
生産数が少ないのもそのせいかも？あまりに出来がいいから止めさせられた？
auaumusi 2 months ago
F-2 is probably better looking than the F-16 IMO.
Nicely done Japan. You outdid yourself once again.
nynaiqmal 2 months ago
高性能すぎるから艦船への攻撃を主任務ということにしておこう。
スーパースズメバチよりF2追加生産した方がいい。
auaumusi 2 months ago
@auaumusi なるほど、だからACAHでは対艦ミッションでしか登場しなかった訳ですね。
GodBlessYou2008 2 months ago
kamakaze!
420CoNeZ 3 months ago
F-2 is a Japanese product. It is a highly modified F-16. The wings are much larger aircraft. Parameters and performance is closer to F-15
trigr100 6 months ago
F-2 je japonský výrobek. Jedná se o značně upravenou F-16. Křídla letadla jsou mnohem vetší. Parametry a výkony se blíží spíše F-15
trigr100 6 months ago
The rumours said, this fighter is more better than F-16, it's that true?
sullivan1509 6 months ago
@sullivan1509 yes, it's better than the f-16 something close to f-15 because it is a modification with many improvements
SukhoiT50PakFa 4 months ago
F2は艦船攻撃には定評があるようですけど。
日本で戦闘機用のジェットエンジンを開発出来ないの。溶解温度の高い金属を大学などで発表してるし。後は設計し試作し評価する。この辺の資金が無いのかな。
th19553011 6 months ago
viperはともかく、fakeはないよなー。
アメリカの横槍でこんなになったんだぞー。
schunns 6 months ago
F-16 better
Littlered188 6 months ago
この幼稚な曲なんとかならんのか？w
skywalker1394 7 months ago
Great video!! I loved the close-ups of the jet exhaust nozzle closing & opening!
GNomad781 8 months ago
f-2's far more superior than the us f-16 from the composite material used to low radar signature. It's a viper zero not a fake falcon, it can knockout russian flankers which f16s cant even match.. and dats the Japanese technology!
Evers00 9 months ago
@Evers00 in your dreams!
TheF15ace 8 months ago
@TheF15ace how rude... tnx..now i would'nt be surprised if many people hates you.
Evers00 8 months ago
Any yank would call it fake! Probably too scared to handle the truth that its better than the F-16 hahahahahaha
cejq69 9 months ago
見た目はF16ですが､中身は別物。
ちなみにピンポイント爆撃とステルス能力に長けております。
am8is9 10 months ago
"fake falcon" should be the export version of the f-16 that had that old j-79 engine in it what a piece of crap. Less thrust more weight and heavy heat shields for the rear fuselage.
wildwindsca 10 months ago
"fake falcon"? hell no. mitsubishi bought the f-16 license from general electric, made the plane larger, improved pretty much everything about it and what came out is the f-2.
you might as well call the abrams fake because it uses a german gun system.
kaschtnsamtdiekarbln 10 months ago
@kaschtnsamtdiekarbln british gun system
Inklebonker1 8 months ago
I see noone here take time to make a search
F-2 Might use some parts of F16C model but its different plane
a 25% larger wing area composite materials used to reduce overall weight and radar signature longer and wider nose to accommodate a phased-array radar larger tailplane larger air intake three-piece cockpit canopy capabilities for four ASM-1 or ASM-2 anti-ship missiles, four AAMs, and additional fuel tanks Also, the F-2 is equipped with a drogue parachute,
Blue2Volf 11 months ago
@Blue2Volf but still the price with regards to all the added modifications doesnt justify its cost to performance ratio IMHO.wouldnt you take 3x grippens over one of these?a modded f 16 shouldnt cost this much.and i guess that what most of the people here are trying to voice out.
fretduster03 10 months ago
its supposed to be an improved f 16 but for its price of $126M(5 to 7x the actual cost of f-16,mehh they should have just gotten a f-18 hornet for half the price or more f 15s and f 16s.. for 40 to 60M price tag of grippen that shouldve been considered as well considering its a 4.5 gen fighter with stealth tech.
fretduster03 11 months ago
@fretduster03 18 of the F-2B were destroyed by tsunami at Masushita Air base a few days ago. The Defence Ministry saying "possible permantly"...
:(
What a waste! And you are right about the price and the F-18 SuperHornet option. 2 engines always better than 1.
RomaniaTricolor 10 months ago
@RomaniaTricolor 18?wow thats a heartbreak,but im sure thats the last thing they would worry about with all teh devastation and their country beingbattered with natural disasters left and right.and with a nuclear meltdown threats as well.can can always get soem more of these in the future but yeah its quite a waste.i wonder after the tsunami warning how come they werent able to fly those beasts out of there when they had time?
fretduster03 10 months ago
@fretduster03 The majority of the base employees were on vacation. True story. I guess they will take a serious consideration for the future regarding F-35B. If the price of a japanese F-2 is between 110-120 mil. $, I bet Mitsubishi will gain a contract for making F-35s also. This firm is part of the whole Trilateral Commision and all that...
Eitherway, no matter how devastating was the situation, in the Japanese Airforce someone should make seppuku after all this frakkin' monumental crap.
RomaniaTricolor 10 months ago
wow japan is so proud of this fake falcon................you even put on fancy music along with it. ><
KLpoeple1 11 months ago
@KLpoeple1 Actually the F-2 was originally going to be an original design, but the USA said they had to make it a variant of the F-16.
TEHGROUND 11 months ago
japanese crap aircraft
kpopishh67 11 months ago
@yakuza488 I would hope so. The F-16 itself is going on 40 yrs old :P
The eagle has like 3 newer fighters.
randomdude5640 11 months ago
i think every single thing about this jet is just as nice as the f-16, especialy the paint job
snoopyme24777 1 year ago
F-2 Development demand at 1985
1.450NM with 4 piece of ASM
2.can equip 2-4 SR MR AAM
3.All-weather activity
4.has Electronic Warfare ability same as fighter aircraft
cgnqj902 1 year ago
@yakuza488 LOL. A hybrid car really? You really think that is hard? They had electric cars a 100 years ago. They had electric trains and buses for years. You really think its that hard to put a gasoline motor with a battery? lol. Carriers were invented by the British lol. You mean a bullet train that uses foreign inventions? Number one in tactics? LOL! With what battle experience? Japan hasn't seen war since it ran from Iraq 6 years ago. This is what I am talking about. Its hilarious.
Warpath2198 1 year ago
Japanese innovation:
1. Tokyo Tower = Copy of Paris Effiel Tower
2. Manga = Copy of American Cartoons
3. F-2 = Copy of F-16
Hananim91 1 year ago
@Hananim91
東京タワーはエッフェル塔のオマージュ。
マンガは外国が勝手にmangaと区別しているだけであって、日本人からすれば日本人作家のただのコミック。
F-2はアメリカとの共同開発。貿易摩擦などの背景がある。
mikeneko1002 1 year ago
@Hananim91
公共の場での無知は時に他人を不快にさせる。
国際社会で恥をかくことになるよ。特にあなたのような韓国人はね。
まったく。主人の中国はなにをしてるんだろうか。犬のしつけくらいちゃんとして欲しいものだ。
mikeneko1002 1 year ago 2
@Hananim91 Jesus Christ I'm not alone lol
I go to art school and number 2 is SOOO true. :P Only real animators see it though.
randomdude5640 11 months ago
@yakuza488 Japan is not innovative at all LOL. Asians being innovative is hilarious. They copy, copy, copy, and try to make it better.
Warpath2198 1 year ago
Japan looked at original "Viper" and seriously thought how to make their and better ^^ Love it!
shamandgg 1 year ago
Planning: started as the second F-X developed by own (after ww2)
Technical: concluded that it possible to develop by themselves, EXCEPT its engine.
Economical: US frustrated against trading unbalance between them. Also the R&D cost of national development seemed too high.
**Political: US never agree with only selling its engines, but claimed to develop based on US plane. Japan could only accept it for the engines.
itgetit 1 year ago
@itgetit F-2 shares alot more with the F16 than just the engine........
randomdude5640 11 months ago
@randomdude5640
it sounds you dont get what I say. i am sorry if my English is bad.
Btw, it is not only just the engine, but also others, such as around vertical stabilizer.
Other core components are all different from F-16.
itgetit 10 months ago
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自動翻訳だと意味不明になっちゃってるけど、少なくともF-2はF-16のパクリだとアメ公が騒いでるのは分かった。
そもそもF-2は日本が対艦攻撃機を開発してる時に首突っ込んできたんだろ。
いずれにせよ日本はエンジン作れないからエンジンはライセンス生産になっただろうが、
偽物って騒ぐってどういうこと？クッソ高いライセンス料払わせといてそれはないわ
それとF-2A/BじゃなくてF-2Aね。
horizon3777 1 year ago
自動翻訳だと意味不明になっちゃってるけど、少なくともF-2はF-16のパクリだとアメ公が騒いでるのは分かった。
そもそもF-2は日本が対艦攻撃機を開発してる時に首突っ込んできたんだろ。
いずれにせよ日本はエンジン作れないからエンジンはライセンス生産になっただろうが、
偽物って騒ぐってどういうこと？クッソ高いライセンス料払わせといてそれはないわ
それとF-2A/BじゃなくてF-2Aね。
horizon3777 1 year ago 2
@horizon3777
F-2A/Bで間違ってないよ。/はAとBがありますよということ。F-2にはA型（単座型）とB型（複座型）があります。
EXISTHYPERCUSTOM 1 year ago
one massive giant size expensive f-16 copy
myfunkychannel 1 year ago
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nynaiqmal 1 year ago
THIS IS 99% F16 ! ! ! and it's not a shame to Confess that. the f16 is the best 4 generation aircrft in the world.
oded999191 1 year ago
映像はいいが、バックミュージックが酷過ぎる…
chatarousan 1 year ago 2
The F-2 can kick the crap out of F-16's....they are bigger, faster, and more flexible. It also has far more advanced eletronics and radar tracking. Only downside is that it cost 4 times as much as a F-16 and i am farly cirtain that four F-16's could take a single F-2
Babylauncher3000 1 year ago
@Babylauncher3000 Are you sure this is a better plane than a block 60?
NoOne3234 1 year ago
@NoOne3234 Block 60 is better...
F-2 is based on F-16C/D Block 50/52. But it doesn't mean it's same as Block 52, just loosely equivalent to it.
OlderG0ds 1 year ago
@Babylauncher3000 i think that you don't know what you talking about ! the f16 have long long history of air to air combats and many of shot downs of Hundreds of other war plans ! just in the israeli air force the F16 have 100 shot downs in 2 wars ! in all the history of the F16 no one lost in dogfight ! what is the combat history of the F2 ? today the last models of the F16 are the best air to air and air to ground air crafts ! the F16I block 52 + and the F16 block 60 are the advanced aircafts.
oded999191 1 year ago
A very good fighter aircraft, greetings from Serbia.
TheLazar71 1 year ago
- the F-2 was designed and tested long before the F-15SE was introduced.
- late model F-16 block 50/52/60 are in the range of $50-70m and the F-2 is similar in configuration to these more expensive versions than the older $30m F-16 versions.
- it's not just about the cost per plane, but you're building up your indigenous country's fighter tech industry and learning along the way.
- Licensed manufacturer of late model F-16's or F-15E's might have been a better option though...
bitterforever 1 year ago
Our Japanese Ministry Of Defense and Technical Research and Development Institute are developing a new Fighter Jet designated the "Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin." It's supposed to be a Stealth Fighter like the US F22-Raptor. I hope it will beat the F22-Raptor, but it probably won't. Who knows? Lol.
KisukeYasahiro 1 year ago
対艦ミサイルを運搬＆発射するための飛行機ですね。
まぁ素人目にはちょっと大きいF-16にしか見えませんわな。
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love99Killer 1 year ago
This is F-16 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Theshamanofsexy1987 1 year ago
Nice replica, all details match perfectly! :) congratulations! If I was Japan I would cheat a bit on the replica and bult some vector trust on it for the change!
I don't think there was pressure, Japan just wanted to bult some "proven" model instead of spending money on tests and new fighting tactics to pilot a newborn fighter
215alessio 1 year ago
@215alessio 1. It's not a perfect replica, its bigger and looks a bit different. 2. No money was saved - This cost ~$100 million/per plane whereins the F16 costs less than $30 milliion. 3.No political pressure? Who'd spend $100 million/F16 variant when you can get an F15E or FA18D.
vk45de 1 year ago
@vk45de
100million? damn that was a stupid manouvre, maybe it is l"earning how to buld a jet money"
I would buy me an F15SE silent eagle with that money
but don't worry Japan is making a real zero something that levels the F22
215alessio 1 year ago
The F-2 is actually very different from the Falcon:
Some differences in the F-2 from the F-16A:
a 25% larger wing area
composite materials used to reduce overall weight and radar signature
longer and wider nose to accommodate a phased-array radar
larger tailplane
larger air intake
three-piece cockpit canopy
capabilities for four ASM-1 or ASM-2 anti-ship missiles, four AAMs, and additional fuel tanks
Also its equiped with a drogue parachute.
Tabby266 1 year ago
@Tabby266 that ain't different that is just enlarged f-16. it isn't very different its basically a copy designed which is englarged.
myfunkychannel 1 year ago
@myfunkychannel Uh, no. It is enlarged, has different instruments, and has a parachute holder on the back. Figure shit out before you talk back.
Tabby266 1 year ago
@Tabby266 so copying it 1-1 and enlarging it is self designed??
myfunkychannel 1 year ago
なぜアメリカは日本が兵器開発するときに文句を言うのですか？
MrNippondanji 1 year ago 3
I agree its unfair to call the F-2 a 'Fake Falcon', but you can't completely ignore its F-16 lineage. The original design for the FS-X program that became the F-2 was based on the Agile Falcon studies done in the US for an enlarged F-16 to counter the Russian SU27 series. Plus, Lockheed Martin is one of the major contractors.
The F-2 is still unique to distinguish it from the F-16 in my book. For me, its also a symbol of cooperation between the US and Japan in producing such a capable plane.
FromHighOrbit 1 year ago
Fake falcon couldn't do your own plane and stop copying on others!! Fake falcon pffff
enasrak 1 year ago
bgmないわ
oyaji3dal 1 year ago
butchered falcon
drbackjack 1 year ago
i like Aikawa Nanase
25foxbat1 1 year ago
Es una copia barateli del F-16 Falcon.
fortinero2009 1 year ago
Nipon Rulezzzzzz, fock you Yankees
augustocaie 1 year ago
Actually ,, i think it looks a little cooler than a f-16
BigFatLoserDude 1 year ago
日本もあっさりとアメリカの戦略に乗せられたな・・・おいアメリカ！お前たちは日本からどんだけ金を吸い取る気なんだ！
19950719taiko 1 year ago 3
@19950719taiko
金だけでなく技術も盗まれましたね。
当時日本にしか出来なかったレーダーも複合素材技術も。
EXISTHYPERCUSTOM 1 year ago
perfect jet
kastorianviper 1 year ago
何で一台につきアメリカに46億円も払わないといけないんだ
19950719taiko 1 year ago 3
F-16よりエロい
twilgt 1 year ago 3
Damn...it does look like an F-16! LOL, oh well. Not a bad plane to copy, if you ask me. I always wondered why the F-16's layout wasn't repeated if it is such an excellent plane? I mean, F-16 is one of the most successful fighters ever, and I've never seen another fighter copy any of it's best points (until now, that is!). I know that the chin intake isn't IDEAL, but it works well, especially at high AOA's. And the wing/body blending is wonderful...you know how much fuel the F-16 can hold?
justforever96 1 year ago
oldergods it want be doomsday if america collapse yes there will be lots of suffering but it will be a blessing in the long run...the world will be free from a dominant power that dictates orders and threaten weaker nations with santions and war...while letting certain nations commit genocide(ISRAEL GOOD EXAMPLE) and possess nuclear weapons..double standards and hypocrisy.Thats being a 2 FACE. BUT YET WANT TO TELL OTHER NATIONS ABOUT DEMOCRACY OR SHOULD I SAY DEMON-CRACY.
shadowcodehacker 1 year ago
Yes because genocides and all that stuff wouldn't happen if the US suddenly disappeared...get real lol.
I think everyone should be thankful the US is so benevolent, just imagine the worst it could do. This ain't even close to it.
OlderG0ds 1 year ago
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いるよねー、何が何でも「フェイクファルコン」と呼びたがるバカって。国産できなかったのは日本の航空工業基盤の貧弱さにあったってのに、アメリカの横槍のせいだってルサンチマンしてる奴。
cambions23 2 years ago
Isn't the F2 based of the F16 for political reasons?
Japan has a bilateral deal with the United States to buy weapons exclusively from them.
Also, Japanese lobbyists wanted a piece of the pie so they co-developed the F2 so that money will go to both the Japanese and American contractors. Hence why the F2 is so expensive.
TigerPantsRocks 2 years ago
Also, I believe it is a sense of national pride for the Japanese to build and fly their own aircraft.
TigerPantsRocks 2 years ago
US interrvened the idea that Japan develop their own F2 alone
because US feared Japan would go too far. It's US that proposed the joint development so that they can get Japan under control.
tonosaka1 2 years ago
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Some Japanese stubbornly claim if japan developed original strike fighter, better fighter could be developed. And someone says F-2 are victims as rape children. But they don't recognize Japanese exact ability as aircraft developer. Japan have almost no experience of developing practical use fighters. Particularly it is impossible to make high performance engines. Now F-2 is not bud fighter. Because ironically F-2 are children of one of the most successful fighter F-16 even if at rape victims.
pikky743 2 years ago
almost every nation complain about from south america to africa to the middle east there is a solution..stop using the american dollar for international transactions and use your own currnecy...let america economy collapse that simple!!! problem solved.arab nations should use a single currency same with asia and africa.stop bitchin and take action
shadowcodehacker 2 years ago
Clearly you don't know anything about macroeconomics, go ahead and cut all your ties to the American economy, watch as your countries implode.
Why do you think China and others are so involved with helping the American economy stay alive?
OlderG0ds 1 year ago
糞BGMのせいでブチ壊し
muratake1 2 years ago
American's perfectly aware and scare that if We Japanese start developing Aircraft without any American political pressure then we can produce world's best quality aircraft.
Look at car industry what happened?
and all kind of electronics.
Therefore always they disturb our air power development.
vilava1 2 years ago 2
Well hopefully we can change that. I'd really like to see what Japan could come up with. Besides, between china and faggot ass north korea, we have a common enemy. I think US and Japanese relations are strong enough to let Japan have an independant military.
furiouswings 2 years ago
"Viper Zero"is Vought V-143 reminiscent.
But F-2 became compulsion tie-up development of the United States.
In it, the Toshiba COCOM event was the beginning.
VITZTURBO 2 years ago
Americans don't have any right to make fun of F-2, for looking like F-16.
The only raeson F-2 looks like F-16 is because the US government put political pressure on Japan to redesign F-2 based on F-16, so the Japanese wouldn't develop their own tech in fighter planes.
The original design before US started sticking their nose in looked more like Gripen than F-16.
You people should be more aware about what kind of political pressure your government puts on nations all around the world.
ghoroumone 2 years ago 44
Got that right !! I agree!!! In my country's 60 year history american pressure has been there rom the start
PakIndiaMusic 2 years ago 2
u r right man
truboy2000 2 years ago 2
show us proof that it was supposed to look like the gripen. we didnt put tech into their plane and obviously if it wasnt for us the japanese would probably still be using the zero all three of thier fighters are american F-15,F-4,and partially the
F-2. 60% of the F-2 is japanese. and we only helped with the air frame and possibly some avionics. the rest is from japan.
BRIANROX1 2 years ago
well-said
tubelincoln 2 years ago
@ghoroumone Actually, the F-2 started out as a joint project between the USA and Japan to create an enlarged F-16, but the US ended up dropping out of the program in favor of the JSF. Japan ended up adopting the F-2 as a replacement for the F-1 despite no longer being able to share the costs with the US.
CrippledPidgeon 1 year ago
@ghoroumone These people who apply political pressure should have the shit slapped out of them in public.
nor888vast695 1 year ago
@ghoroumone i may add this is a joint project result of Mitsubishi AND Lockhead Martin
priyonjoni 1 year ago
@ghoroumone I'm American and I think this is the most beautiful jet I've ever seen.
will3kgt 1 year ago
@ghoroumone
The French and British must have done it before the US as the F-1 looks like the SEPECAT Jaguar/ Mirage F-1 fighter jets.
UsedToFly1 1 year ago
@ghoroumone US did not pressure anyone it's a joint project between many corporations and a base fighter was used F16 block 40, so don't use the US is pressuring Japan why would anyone pressure another country to use their design? They made it better that alone is proof US & Japan uses strength in unison they also help train the Japanese pilots. JASDF also use the F15 Eagle. Full Name: MITSUBISHI F2 US Lockheed Martin & MHI
MidShipCivic 1 year ago
@ghoroumone I am sure all this political preasure you speak of, stems back to the 1940's my friend, enjoy your f-2 and we'll keep making fun of it!!
carrera931 1 year ago
@ghoroumone WE DONT MAKE FUN OF IT.There are so many differences in both planes its not funny.straiter and longer wings on the F-2,its over all bigger.
1bearcatf8f 1 year ago
@ghoroumone Let's say that tomorrow USA cuts the handcuff their putted on Japan military hands at the end of WWII. Can Japanese promise not to even again try to take over the world?
USA forgave Germany at the end of the Great War and painfully learnt the lesson. "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice , shame on me".
trodat07 1 year ago
@trodat07 japan has no interest in trying to take over the world, it was the only country that was nuked and then vowed peace after that. you should go to japan, i went, hell my grandfather flew b-29s and was stationed there. but this isnt the 40s and japans living standards and values are among the best in the world. i could pass out drunk in tokyo and not be robbed, its probably the safest place in the developed world. much safer than the USA and im an american
jarrodm2002 1 year ago 22
@jarrodm2002 I have a friend right there right know and I'm enjoying his travel blog. AWESOME PLACE. Anyway, what have respectful, low crime style of life to do with warfare politics? Who knows what could they do if they receive the slightest chance? Most nations are belligerent "per se" (past'n'now-a-days) and they need some room, don't they? Also, this restriction has been profitable to them as Japan is a top power-player (their army budget it's just 1/14 of USA's).
trodat07 1 year ago
@trodat07 it has everything to do with it. but we could go beyond that and say that even if japan were a hostile nation it would take trillions and decades to match the USA anyways, and thats not even counting nuclear weapons which i am positive no Japanese person ever wants to experience ever again. what are you afraid of anyways your an American have some backbone, why are you afraid anyways? ever see a dog bite out of fear...its pathetic and insulting to the point my generation wants to leave
jarrodm2002 1 year ago
@trodat07 oh my bad you are from Argentina, i just checked, sorry about that. it appears you do have a legitimate reason to be afraid.
jarrodm2002 1 year ago
@jarrodm2002 LOL Everybody, everywhere chooses sides here, you know it XD For example, many, many people here cheers AGAINST USA as if there were something personal between them. Part because they are communist minded and very Fidel's Cuba sympathizers, part because they are total AHs, they tend to blame USA and the so called "First World" for every single problem they have. "We're poor, blame USA!", "I have no job, blame USA!" and so on.
trodat07 1 year ago
@jarrodm2002 Basically, the speech goes "we ain't loosers, is USA who screwed us up", id est, the easy way to see things by blaming others for our own faults. Example again, how long took Japan to recover from a total defeat and two freakin' H-Bombs to become one of the most powerful nations today and how long has Argentina been saying it's "trying" to leave the (never-ending) crisis behind? 50+ years for Japan, 110+ and still counting for Argentina.
trodat07 1 year ago
@jarrodm2002 LOL same I went to japana, as an asian immigrant from taiwan living in australia
I notice most european has remain 1940 image of asia, they still see us like some kind feudal state like we still eat dog or carry samurai sword ! Wat da hell man ! We have learned alot of new idea and value from western for example democracy and technology but what do they learn from us ?
grantourismo0109 1 year ago 9
Idiot was the United States, who helped Japan to create this plan
search the Internet before posting saying that the plane is fake
Gabriel224224 10 months ago
@grantourismo0109
I learned anime from japan lol
Lumotaku 1 month ago
@jarrodm2002 Don't underestimate Japan's desire to become an aviation superpower. Companies involved in the defense industry (including Mitsubishi) have been trying to make Japan a major player in commercial and military aircraft since Japan received permission to build aircraft again from the US occupation forces in 1952. Actually the F-2 is based off an early project, the FSX (fighter support experimental) which Japan had wanted to build domestically, but eventually co-developed with the US
ebleecker7104 9 months ago
@jarrodm2002 Don't underestimate Japan's desire to become an aviation superpower. Companies involved in the defense industry (including Mitsubishi) have been trying to make Japan a major player in commercial and military aircraft since Japan received permission to build aircraft again from the US occupation forces in 1952. Actually the F-2 is based off an early project, the FSX (fighter support experimental) which Japan had wanted to build domestically, but eventually co-developed.
ebleecker7104 9 months ago
@jarrodm2002 i'd just like to add that germany started 2 world wars, they have a full-scale military right now, and they haven't made any move to try to take over the world again. so i don't think japan ever will either.
macfanofgi 8 months ago
@jarrodm2002 safe place indeed! peace!
axesent 4 months ago
@ghoroumone We kicked out Lokheed Martin from our country, and we recovery our own fighter industry, this guys put his nose in soberane countrys roun the world but sombody must stop they....
collectorfun 1 year ago
@ghoroumone There is a reason for doing that since the Japanese look to the U.S. for its defense in Asia. Right now Japan is watching a growing Chinese and Russian military.
Warpath2198 1 year ago
@ghoroumone suck my cock .....copy cats!
r1casill 1 year ago
@ghoroumone I always thought that the F-2 IS the F-16 but like most things that get imported or traded, they have to change things to distinguish them from the original. Like the Sega MegaDrive (Genesis), Nissan Silvia S14 (Nissan 200sx). etc.
RagingKnight 11 months ago
@ghoroumone In the words of Mell Brooks; It's good to be king ;)
But in all seriousness, the f16 was a damn good multirole fighter and from what i've read so is the f2
secretagentmann9 11 months ago
The design of F-2 is based on F-16 figher, but F-2 is actually a attacker to destroy ships but not a figher. But F-2 is slightly sperior than F-16 as figher,
xidazoon 2 years ago 2
Depends on which block of F-16, and depends on what task.
cr9527 2 years ago
糞アメこうがテメーらくせーんだよｗ
こんなの作らなきゃならんのは
臆病もんのアメこうのせいだ。
kon00187 2 years ago 5
It's a respectable multirole aircraft. Incorporating the air superiority features of the F-16 and expanding on them, as well as adding more advanced Air to Surface capabilities and expanded ordinance capacity. I'd never thumb my nose at having them on my side of a conflict.
Plus it looks cool, and is fun to fly in Ace Combat games.
AlexanderDraconis 2 years ago 3
looks like f-16.. everything is the same
ninjaboyism 2 years ago
bigger body made of CFRP
active phased-array radar
4 ASMs
"everything" is same?
deathstrike44 2 years ago 3
It's an Enlarged F-16...with different materials used...not just your usual F-16...
adats01 2 years ago
It is the bigger brother of the F-16, Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi are working together on the F-2
LukRacer 2 years ago 2
I love the mottled blue camo the JASDF puts on these things.
CaptainVladmir 2 years ago
does anyone know if the f-2 has the same anti-air capabilities as the f-16? and does the f-16 have anti ship capabilities in the first place?
SeventhSky3 2 years ago
F 2 is more advanced than it's younger bro. It has got 4 more AA missiles and 4 ASM2 anti ship missiles.
apoocute3 2 years ago
日本が独自開発してたときにアメ公がちょっかい出してきたくせに、fakeはないだろ
grazie001 2 years ago 52
@grazie001
自分の国の歴史さえ、卑弥呼、邪馬台国って教えてる生粋の自虐国家だから仕方ない。
alcaponesweets 1 year ago
the f-2 isn't a fake falcon, its a different extension of the falcon thats better suited for air-to-ground fighting while the falcon is more suited for air-to-air
robertrylko 2 years ago 4
再設計されまくっているので別の機体ですよね Fakeって聞くとパチモンみたいで嫌だね
fighterzero00000 2 years ago 10
こんなに綺麗につくってるんだからF-2嫌いじゃないですよね？
なんでFakeって言葉を使ったのかな？
確かにF-16をベースにはしてますけどF-2はFakeではないと思うのですが。
jazzfit1 2 years ago 8
投稿者コメを読んでみましょう
ちゃんとフェイクって呼ぶなよって言ってますよ
gundam1gouki 2 years ago
ああ、確かにコメ見るとそれらしいことを書きたいようにみえるね
だけど自分の知る限りこのorって単語をこういう風に使うのを見たことがない
こう使われたらF-2はFAKEとも呼ばれてるって思うよ？
jazzfit1 2 years ago
返信ありがとうございます
タイトルが誤解を招きやすくなっていることは同意します
末尾に"?"を付ければ、まだ良かったんですけどね
gundam1gouki 2 years ago
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gundam1gouki 2 years ago
Just like the F-4 Kai=) The Japs made it better=) Great vid-)
AmericanSerb1977 2 years ago
i heard its used alot in naval roles. does anybody know if its carrier capable? i can't see the arrester hook but maybe i'm blind...
BohemianFish 2 years ago
i never knew people called this the fake falcon. that's terrible. i think the viper zero is a great plane.
BohemianFish 2 years ago 8
I wonder he use the word "fake".
F-2 is great plane we can proud.
jazzfit1 2 years ago 6
F-2A/B Is a fake falcon with juste a little bit diferent wing and japan have F-15J/Dj
SilentComedian1221 2 years ago
The fake falcon has phased array radar and carbon fiber.
They has already kicked F-16 in DACT.
deathstrike44 2 years ago
This aircraft,by own merits,well deserve be called
"Japanese Falcon" : better wing,radar and advanced technologies seems to me enough reasons.
LeoAndRas 2 years ago 4
The U.S. commander said he was impressed with the F-2, which is designed and built by the Japanese. The aircraft has some capabilities that our aircraft does not, Waskow said, mentioning the Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, which has three times the range of a conventional antenna.
deathstrike44 2 years ago
If the japanese industries did so fine job beginning from normal F-16, can you imagine if they had taken the F-16XL project,installed their technologies and CFTs? I don't know why the Japan don't sell its military aircrafts to the rest of the world: the Kawasaki P-X patrol aircraft,US-1a Kai amphibian SAR/Patrol,C-X cargo aircraft,T-4 jet trainer and F-2 fighter surely could fly in any air force of the world.
LeoAndRas 2 years ago
Fake Falconって...そんな名前がついてたの。
悲しいな。ついでBGMの'No future'というのも悲しい。
戦闘機開発って初めからうまくいかないもので少しずつ改良してノウハウが蓄積されるものだというような趣旨が書いてあったが、日本はそれすら捨ててしまうということだよね。悲しい。
fle6735cdc67 2 years ago
FSXの国産案が潰れたことを根に持つ、現実の日本の航空機開発能力を認識できないバカが、レイプされた子だのという誹謗と一緒に広めたのが「fake falkon」って単語だからな。
酷使様は自己満足のためなら、他人をいくら貶めてもいいと思ってんだろ。
cambions23 2 years ago 3
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アンティーク现眼顔を失う詳細は、アメリカ合衆国のごみのうち。
tomjack1988 2 years ago
見た目は格好良いんだけど、性能は微妙なんだな。これなら、せめて、国産にした方がマシだったかもね。
正直、アメリカが出しゃばってこなければ、
こんな事にはならんかったな。
AZLKA0099 2 years ago
What is ability of this toy? Max speed or etc? can anyone answer me ?
freemansezgin 2 years ago
Max speed: Mach 2.0
Service ceiling: 18,000m
Range (expected for anti-ship missions): 834km*
Thrust/weight ratio: 0.89
Max weapon payload: 80,85kg*
The (*) marks improvements over the F-16C, or at least supposed to be. I can't find a solid number for the F-2's actual maximum range, but the common consensus is that it is greater than the F-16C. Some also assume it is more agile (it's based on the "Agile Falcon" proposal), but I don't know for sure.
Kytescall 2 years ago
The apparent trade off (F-2's range + payload vs. F-16's speed + thrust/weight ratio) is mostly due to the different purposes they were built for. While both are designed to be capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground/surface missions, the F-16 focuses more on the former while the F-2 was built more with the latter in mind, specifically anti-ship roles.
Kytescall 2 years ago
thank you friend ^^
freemansezgin 2 years ago
No prob. :)
Kytescall 2 years ago
Japan will have a total of about 100 F-2s, 100 Phatoms and 200 F15s. Already powerful enough for the defense of the country. The good thing with F-2 is that, they are made in Japan and can be made more locally in times of war. Since Japan can prove that she can made indigenous aircraft as F-2, it is not that far it can made 100% F-15X (for service until 2030) and a future variant of F-22 (if the US allow her to make it). The industrial capability t \o make own weapon will matter a lot.
honeymaydew 2 years ago
Japan is phasing out its F-4s. They are thinking about replacing it with either the Eurofighter Typhoon or the F-35 Lightning II.
Japan's prospects of buying the F-22 is basically zero, at least until the US decides the tech behind it obsolete and can be released to foreign governments without much consequence, but it's working on the ATD-X, a tech demonstrator for an indigenous stealth fighter. When it enters service it will probably be called the F-3.
What do you mean by "F-15X"?
Kytescall 2 years ago
F-15X pertain to the next generation that will add new features and greatly improve the maneuverability, electronic warfare, frontal stealthiness and lethality of F-15E (Strike Eagle) which might nearly equal that F-22. At present, the next generation F-15 is called F-15K or SLAM EAGLE. Next year is the F-15SE or SILENT EAGLE. There might be other next-gen design so that F-15 will be at service until 2030.
honeymaydew 2 years ago
I remember now, JASDF is indeed looking at F-15K equivalents or better as a possible option to replace their F-4Js, along side the Eurofighter and the F-35.
It's a logical option since the JASDF pilots already have experience with F-15s, making them able to adapt to them much easier than completely new planes like the other two. It would be less interesting, though. Personally I wish they would buy the Dassault Rafale.
Kytescall 2 years ago