Japanese Defense Ministry Proposes NGF First Flight In 2028

NGF concept design.
Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense
BEIJING—The Japanese defense ministry proposes to fly the first prototype of the Next Generation Fighter (NGF) in 2028 and begin deliveries to the air force seven years later. Since a plan presented to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on July 7 includes starting to build the first prototype in...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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