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In 1987 Japan Agreed to Build a Licensed Version of the American F-16 Fighting Falcon Instead of Its Own Fighter. More Than 95 Percent of the Engineering Drawings Were Changed, and the Finished Mitsubishi F-2 Cost About $127,000,000 Each Against $30,000,000 for an F-16.

On March 11, 2011, the tsunami flooded Matsushima Air Base and submerged 18 F-2Bs in salt water. Five were scrapped. Japan repaired the other...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 11, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Turkey Was Thrown Out of the F-35 Program in 2019 and Built Its Own Fifth-Generation Fighter. The Kaan Flies on 2 American General Electric F110 Engines Producing Roughly 29,000 Pounds of Thrust Each.

Turkey was removed from the F-35 program in 2019 after buying the Russian S-400, and responded by accelerating its own fifth-generation fighter. The TAI...

Harrison KassSeptember 9, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Japan’s F-2 ‘F-16 Viper Zero’ Fighter Has a Message for China’s Navy

Key Points: Japan’s F-2 “Viper Zero” is a stretched, up-engined F-16 derivative built around one mission: defending Japan’s sea lanes. -With enlarged composite wings,...

Steve BalestrieriDecember 14, 2025

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In 1987 Japan Agreed to Build a Licensed Version of the American F-16 Fighting Falcon Instead of Its Own Fighter. More Than 95 Percent of the Engineering Drawings Were Changed, and the Finished Mitsubishi F-2 Cost About $127,000,000 Each Against $30,000,000 for an F-16.

Aerospace & Defense

Turkey Was Thrown Out of the F-35 Program in 2019 and Built Its Own Fifth-Generation Fighter. The Kaan Flies on 2 American General Electric F110 Engines Producing Roughly 29,000 Pounds of Thrust Each.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Japan’s F-2 ‘F-16 Viper Zero’ Fighter Has a Message for China’s Navy

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