Study on high power microwave technology ĭevelop high power microwave technology to neutralize incoming missile Research on advanced RF self-defense simulation ĭevelop electronic warfare equipment to counter aircraft and missiles Study on engine elements for fighters ĭesign high power engine to be slim and possess high thrustĭevelop internal weapons bay to reduce RCS and drag Research on integrated fire control technology for fighters ĭevelop a Network centered battlespace that connects to various assets for numerically inferior stealth aircraft Research on main components of next-generation engine Īchieve high thrust-to-weight ratio for next-generation engine by developing high-temperature combustor, high-temperature/high-pressure turbine and light-weight compressor Simulate the separation of internal weapons from weapons bay to study aerodynamic phenomenon acting on the mounted object at transonic and supersonic speed Research on aerodynamic technology for weapon internalization Study on advanced integrated sensor system ĭetect stealth aircraft using various sensors working in tandem with each other These researches and tests continue as Japan sought international collaboration on the F-X. Continued development and procurement strategy Aircraft components Ĭoncurrent to the X-2's development and testing, evaluations were made on various researches related to the F-X. The X-2's testing concluded in March 2018. The X-2 made its maiden flight on 22 April 2016. The development of the X-2 demonstrator allows Japan to obtain new information and develop new technology related to their next generation fighter jet. Much of the development of the F-X program correlates with the development of the Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin. Some technology and capabilities the concept fighter is to possess include advanced radar systems to counter stealth technology of other fighters, receiving targeting information from other platforms (drones, fighters and/or airborne early warning and control aircraft), use of fly-by-optics (much like the Kawasaki P-1) to process information faster, stealth technology, gallium nitride semiconductors to improve radar performance, and a new, more powerful engine. The concept fighter was named the i 3 Fighter ( Informed, Intelligent, Instantaneous). The research conducted called for a new fighter jet that would be a generation ahead of contemporary fifth-generation fighter. Between December 2009 and August 2010, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) conducted a study of developing a future fighter jet to replace the F-2. With Japan no longer able to purchase the F-22, a domestically developed fighter was chosen instead to replace Japan's ageing fleet of fighter jets. The F-X program began when the United States banned exports of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor as part of the 1997 Obey amendment in order to safeguard its technology.
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