ASDF next fighter Plan to start production of the first aircraft in 2031 Ministry of Defense July 7 18:38
Regarding the next fighter, which will succeed the Air Self-Defense Force's F2 fighter, the Ministry of Defense has proposed a schedule to start the production of the first aircraft in 2031 at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Parliamentary League.
The government will develop and maintain the successor, the next-generation fighter aircraft with stealthiness, under the initiative of Japan, with a view to international cooperation, as the F2 fighter aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force, which began deployment in 2000, will retire from around 2035. We also plan to secure the infrastructure for maintenance in Japan.
At the meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's national defense-related parliamentary conference held on the 7th, the Ministry of Defense plans to begin production of the first mass-produced aircraft in 2031 and receive it in 2035 at the timing of the retirement of F2 fighters. Was shown.
Also, regarding the development system of domestic companies, it was clarified that the Ministry of Defense will conclude the policy within this month as to how the Ministry will contract with the companies.
Furthermore, regarding international cooperation, in which the government wants to decide the direction by December, how much technology can be introduced to the Japanese side together with the governments of both the United States and the United Kingdom, and the development I explained that we are discussing about sharing of expenses.