Japan Would Seek a Fighter US

F-35 or Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

Japan should choose combat aircraft F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin to renew its aging fleet of F-4 Phantom, reaffirming the close military ties with the United States, the newspaper Nikkei.

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet

In addition to the F-35 or Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the Japanese government was also shortlisted the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon, built by a consortium of EADS, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica.

Eurofighter Typhoon

According to the Nikkei, Tokyo will decide Friday at a National Security Council, but no confirmation could be obtained from government officials and the government spokesman said no decision had been taken. According to analysts, the command is about to pass Tokyo is about eight billion dollars (6.1 billion euros). The F-35, the most expensive of three models, holds the rope because of its "far superior performance," the Nikkei.


According to business daily, after the decision, the government plans to commission four new aircraft during fiscal year 2016, the total order on a number of copies between 40 and 50.