Reuters: Tokyo in exploratory talks with Western fighter manufacturers Posted on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by alert5 Reuters reported that Japan has opened talks with Western fighter manufacturers on a new fighter program. The talks are centered on how the companies can contribute to Japan’s F-3 fighter program. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Fighter manufacturers expecting a fight in Chile Britain, Japan to jointly develop weapons UAE still in talks for Rafale jets South Korea won’t send F-35s to Japan for servicing, might have to go Australia instead Netherlands may cut 17 to 33 F-35s from planned order of 85 jets Japan’s next fighter to focus on range, payload