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Lockheed offers Japan majority of work in plan for new fighter jet
[NIKKEI] The upgraded version of the F-22 would incorporate advanced features.Lockheed Martin has proposed that Japanese companies be responsible for more than half of the development and production of a next-generation fighter jet that Japan wants to introduce in 2030, Nikkei learned Wednesday. Lockheed is offering Japan an upgraded version of the existing F-22. The U.S. currently bans exports of the plane known as "the Raptor," which is considered the world's most powerful fighter, has stealth capabilities and is armed with eight air-to-air missiles. Posted by: 3dc 2018-08-29 |
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