Japan starts hunt for fighter replacement
Request for Information from Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force have been sent to France, the U.K. and the United States on new fighters to replace 91 Mitsubishi/McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kais from 2010.
The candidates are : Boeing F-15FX and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The frontrunner is Boeing as both of its fighters can be field in 2010. The Europeans will have to convince the Japanese government to buy a European fighter for the first time.
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