Meifang Zhang publicly said they want to sell Japan F-35 fighter planes (Figure)
Global Network reporter Wang Huan reported that the Japanese government has been expected to introduce the U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters to boost air defense forces, however, the Japanese side was unwilling to sell U.S. F-22 fighter, the F-35 as a substitute in the development and the introduction of slow movement also made Japan's defense ministry is "embarrassing." Japanese media have reported that visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on January 11 said publicly that Japan would like to sell F-35 fighters.
Japanese news network reported on January 11, is visiting China at the 11th U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters traveling on his hope that Japan will buy U.S. F-35 fighters. He also said the 13-day visit to Japan, will be compared with Japan's defense held talks with handsome Kitazawa, made this proposal in person.
reported that more than 60 Japanese F-4 fighter aircraft has entered the retirement phase, and only barely more than 40 aircraft to perform combat missions. Japan has been very much hope to buy U.S. F-22 stealth fighter aircraft as the main force of the future, replacing the F-4. But the U.S. government worried about the F-22 stealth technology leaked to Japan, refused to sell to Japan.
reported that the U.S. government intends to export F-35 fighters in Japan and that the F-35 stealth fighter also has a function. However, in last week's meeting of the defense ministry on selected new models, experts and government officials believe that, F-35 fighter belonging to the 5th generation fighter though, but need to wait until 2016 to get ready for active service equipment. From the time point of view, the Japanese a little bit "can not wait." At the same time the price of each fighter planes up to 200 billion yen, the Japanese financial difficulties for the present case, the purchase of U.S. F35 fighters will be a great burden. In addition, the U.S. F-35 fighter technology exports, set a very high threshold.
It is reported that military experts and participants at the Japanese Defense Ministry officials more inclined to buy Europe's "Typhoon" aircraft. Typhoon fighter jets from Britain, Italy, Germany and Spain, the joint development of the four countries, the aircraft is the first "half of the 4th generation" fighters. Its advanced weapons and power systems, overall performance is excellent and represents the highest current level of manufacturing aircraft in Western Europe. In particular the price of each of its fighter planes F-35 fighters the United States only half of 100 billion yen. Combined with production licenses in Europe are willing to provide for the establishment of the Japanese in their assembly plant, the purchase of such aircraft to improve aircraft production technology in Japan is also of great help.
report also said U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visit to 11 in Beijing, has already begun to Japan, "hello." He said that his trip to Beijing and at the end of the visit to Japan, the Japanese defense officials as for the U.S. to sell F-35 fighter, and he believed that only F-35 is suitable for the Japanese "air defense."
