News reports from Japan says the governments of Japan and United States have started talks on how to proceed with the former’s F-X fighter program.
Graphic: Japan Ministry of Defense
According to the reports, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin are involved as well. The rest of the article is gated but it is said that the other two American companies are Boeing and Northrop Grumman.
While Lockheed’ strength is in stealth technology, Boeing has considerable knowledge on composite materials while Northrop can contribute in radar and electronic warfare technology.