The program to create a Japanese fighter F-3 frozen

Reuters reports on the decision of the Japanese government to freeze the program to create a promising F-3 fighter due to financial problems and the urgent need to quickly equip the Self-Defense Forces with means of countering "North Korean and Chinese threats." For the development and deployment of production of new Japanese fighters (F-3) will require, according to some estimates, more than $ 40 billion. At the same time, the decision on production to include the project in the five-year defense plan, the implementation of which will begin in April 2019, must be made no later than the first half of 2018.

The decision regarding the F-3, sources noted, will most likely be made only after 2018.

The publication notes that Japan may not afford spending $ 40 billion on this project, taking into account the purchase of American weapons, including F-35 aircraft, Raytheon missiles, etc. The issue of acquiring missile interceptors to counter the North Korean threat is also being considered.

However, the Japanese Defense Forces want F-3 fighters to counter the growing Chinese power in the skies over the western Pacific and East China Sea. In addition, the aircraft should bolster Japan's defense industry by providing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and its suppliers with the first fighter program two decades later, when its own F-2 fighter was produced.

Development of the new aircraft at Mitsubishi has already begun, but so far it is a "flying box" without all the systems, another source said.

Mitsubishi has already demonstrated its fifth generation aircraft of the X-2016 project in April 2. Thus, Japan became the fourth country after Russia, the United States and China to begin testing a fifth-generation fighter of its own production.

We will remind, last week, US President Donald Trump offered Japan to buy weapons to intercept North Korean missiles. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed Tokyo's intention to buy weapons from the United States.

Comments

[210ox]

That's what it is necessary to say. Canceled. Due to financial problems after the decision to purchase the F-35. By the way, this box that stands on the slipway is beautiful.

[Ankipelgygyrgyn]

Due to financial problems after the decision to purchase the F-35.

Yeah, after talking with the Amer partners, there was absolutely no money left.

[Zhelezyakin]

Quote: Ankypelgygyrgyn

Yeah, after talking with the Amer partners, there was absolutely no money left.

The partners are already asking for a lot of communication.

[cniza]

Quote: 210ox

That's what it is necessary to say. Canceled. Due to financial problems after the decision to purchase the F-35. By the way, this box that stands on the slipway is beautiful.

Encrypted, although everyone knows where the money will go.

[hrych]

Quote: cniza

Encrypted, although everyone knows where the money will go.

At one time, Israel wanted to make its light fighter - an analogue of the f-16, but the owner said that they say you will lose more. Here the Siberian Crane is true one Israeli F-35 hit, Sterkh-200 Here is a similar situation, especially after the flight of the Un-rocket through Japan, the THAADS, as a means of panic offered them, of course at sky-high prices, well, and F-35. Trump is a business man, unlike the untalented Obama, knows how to foist bad goods

[NIKNN]

Quote: cniza

Encrypted, although everyone knows where the money will go.

Who will allow them to spend American money on their development ...
A grateful patient comes to the doctor, carries cognac, sweets, caviar, etc. - Here, doctor, thank you very much! Doctor: - Listen, and who allowed you to spend my money ?! . .

[Scoun]

Quote: 210ox

That's what you need to say. Canceled. Due to financial problems

The Japanese are technologically very developed, but to see it they thought that it is possible to build a plane that meets the characteristics of the 5th generation, but its combat use and teaching it to fight is another problem, this also requires rockets and everything.
Look, the Germans and the French are trying to create by 2040, and the Turks seem to be by 2025)) Erdogan thinks that they are more advanced than the Yap and the Germans, and with the 5th it’s not so simple as with 4+
IMHA.

[Alex777]

IMHO we are lucky that the Japanese did not begin to make their plane.
Until now, they have remade all Amer fighters for themselves with improvements. And this one would be better than the F-35.

[Berkut24]

Yes, it’s not only a matter of financial problems. The main problem is the inability to quickly develop and bring to mind all the systems for the 5th generation fighter. Actually, in Japan there is currently no school for creating combat aircraft as such. there is no industry that has the experience of mass production of something of its own. All that Japan collected on its territory is the assembly of clones from the spare parts that were sent from the United States. There are very few of them there.
Japan is catastrophically lagging behind in terms of the USA, Russia and China. And he perfectly understands that at best he will finish the 5th generation test program by the time the 6th generation is already in service with other "aviation" countries. You can’t buy time for any money. Therefore, they are ready to buy something like 5- or 4+ to replace an aging park. Well, at least something.

[Juborg]

Hahhhh! The Yankees fussed great. The development and production of our own aircraft would cost many times less to Japan.

[Zhelezyakin]

He looked at the glider and wanted to fasten the wheels to it. It hurts to look like a F1 car. The colors of scuderia would have gone;)

[voyaka uh]

They were late with the 5th generation, as were the Europeans.
When the Americans and Chinese entered the assembly line, the Russians prototyped
before release.
And the Japanese have a naked glider.

[Deniska]

I completely agree. But how touched the unmanned .... I think you should not throw. Would bring to flight instance. The fuselage is beautiful no matter how))

[voyaka uh]

They will bring it when the situation with Eun is dismantled. They need
urgently invest in missile defense. Buy a lot of batteries.
But I don’t want to increase the budget. Japan just
began to emerge from prolonged stagnation.

[san4es]

Quote: voyaka uh

They were late with the 5th generation, just like the Europeans ..

[EvilLion]

The Chinese are on the conveyor. Damn, you don’t make laughs like that. The normal motor has not been done so far, but already on the conveyor.

[rotmistr60]

Forget Mr. Japanese about yours. Trump divorced you, now you will only get American and for a lot of money.

[Lavrenti Pavlovich]

Cute, fashionable, if only he would fly, as well as a “box”.

[Sands Careers General]

If all goes well, the aircraft will be put into operation already in 2035. And the "North Korean and Chinese threat" is already here and now. It seems to me that they will buy planes from America and stop suffering garbage.

[pavelty]

Eh ... samurai, swords, honor - everything was so beautiful)) fell under a country that destroyed more than 200 thousand citizens

[EvilLion]

And their heads were beautifully chopped.
So who I do not mind at all is the Japanese.

[APASUS]

I even know what kind of weapons these $ 40 billion will go to purchase, or rather, who will buy the weapons

[Urs]

Yeah, our MIG35 at the wholesale price
Well, why are we giving them empty boxes? They’ve got their offsprings there.

[APASUS]

Quote: Urs

Yeah, our MIG35

Well, yes, for this, the Americans slowed down the research and development of Japan on this topic, so that the Japanese would buy our planes.
Naive

[Urs]

C'mon, you took my comments seriously.
Naive.
The development of the airframe and monocoque Mig35 cost a lot of money.
So how can the Chinese sell such things to the Japs, with their meticulousness and equipment, they will not only copy but also do better. Although the Chinese are also fraught with copying with refinement and getting very good results.