25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-0.3: GENERAL LECTURE II: INVITED:

THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF THE F-2 FIGHTER

M. Hamada
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan

Keywords: Fighter, International Development, International Production, Composite Wing, Digital Flight Control

For over fifteen years, Japan and U.S. governments and industries have worked to overcome, complex, cultural, technical and business differences to deliver F-2 aircraft that meet the needs of the JDA. Consequently, the high-technology F-2 is now a valuable part of the Japan Air Self Defense Forces ’ strategic inventory.

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