Japan has entered the final stages of talks with the U.K. and Italy [no Suecia] to jointly develop and build a next-generation fighter jet, marking a turning point as Japan looks beyond the U.S. for defense cooperation.
Tokyo will also consider revising its export rules to allow for defense equipment sales abroad, hoping to reduce development costs for the new plane and boost the domestic defense industry.
The Air Self-Defense Force plans to deploy the fighter starting in 2035. Japan's Mitsubishi, British BAE Systems and Italian Leonardo S.p.A. will oversee development. A formal agreement is expected by the end of the year.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Intern ... U.K.-Italy
Va adelante, sin Suecia al menos de momento y siguen diciendo 2035 como poco para entrada en servicio (RU dice IOC).
Me da mucha pena que se vaya a volver a dar división de esfuerzos europea. Cuando hasta EEUU, Rusia y China se tuvieron que centrar en uno sólo (F-35, Su-57 y J-20) y EEUU vuelve a centrarse en uno solo tripulado (PCA-NGAD), en Europa nos creemos que podemos seguir haciendo dos simultáneos.
Me refiero a dos cazas: tripulados, grandes, complejos y carísimos. Drones aparte.