Toshiba to settle with government over reconnaissance F-15J dispute

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has decided to pay the Japanese government $14 million to settle a lawsuit on a failed attempt to create a reconnaissance variant of the F-15J.

By 航空自衛隊 [GJSTUv1], via Wikimedia Commons

Toshiba was given the contract ten years ago but quickly ran into trouble procuring necessary parts to develop the pod. Tokyo decided to abandon the project in 2010 and Toshiba sued the government one year later. The Ministry of Defense counter-sued Toshiba in 2012 for breach of contract.