Summary and Key Points: The Mitsubishi F-2, developed as Japan’s version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, made its maiden flight in 1995 and entered service in 2000. Built under license ...

Japan is set to extend the range of its domestically designed and produced ASM-3 air-launched anti-ship missile. Japan’s first supersonic air-launched anti-ship missile is slated to enter ...

Four F-2 fighter jets based at Tsuiki Air Base in Fukuoka Prefecture landed at Oita Airport about 70 kilometers away on Nov. 13 under a simulation that the Tsuiki base had come under enemy attack ...

A portion of this sum would go to the development of domestically built stealth fighter planes to replace a fleet of aging F-2s. The F-2 was first deployed in Japan in 2000. It is unique among the ...

The government plans to select Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide technical support for Japan’s bid to develop its own next-generation successor to the Self-Defense Force’s F-2 fighter jet ...

and Japan's F-2 fighter. The new company, in which Britain's BAE Systems, Italy's Leonardo and Japan's Aircraft Industrial Enhancement (JAIEC) will each hold a 33.3% share, will be headquartered in ...