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Why Japan should decline Trump's F-47 offer
Trump’s surprise F-47 fighter pitch to Japan exposes the deep tensions between alliance loyalty and Tokyo’s growing pursuit of strategic autonomy in a world of contested tech, arms sales and sovereignty. Last month, Asahi Shimbun reported that US President Donald Trump pitched Boeing’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet and the C-17 transport aircraft to Japanese Prime […] The post Why Japan should decline Trump’s F-47 offer appeared first on Asi…
Last March, the U.S. President announced this sixth-generation combat aircraft program at huge cost. The aircraft is designed to counter China "in a high-intensity war in Indopacific"
First export deal for F-47 fighter jet? Trump reportedly proposes sixth-generation aircraft to Japan
The development coincides with growing concerns in Washington over Japan’s continued involvement in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a joint sixth-generation fighter project with the United Kingdom and Italy. The F-47 offer could be seen as a strategic attempt by the US to sway Tokyo away from the trilateral programme. Reuters reported on 30 May that Japan is increasingly doubtful GCAP will meet its planned 2035 operational deadline. Citi…
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