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Seems like the EF lost another competition this month:
AFP: Japan chooses F-35 as mainstay fighter jet: reports
Japan to pick Lockheed’s F-35 as new stealth fighter - The Washington Post
If true, it leaves the EF consortium with India and Malaysia as only chances to get another export deal.
Japan chooses F-35 as mainstay fighter jet: reports
TOKYO Japan has chosen the US-made F-35 stealth jet as its next-generation mainstay fighter in a multi-billion dollar deal, reports said Tuesday.
The defence ministry picked the jet made by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing fleet of F-4 jets over two rivals, the Boeing-made F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Yomiuri Shimbun said.
Japan's biggest daily said the defence ministry had "agreed in principle" to select the F-35, with a formal announcement expected Friday at the Security Council of Japan, chaired by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
Kyodo News cited unnamed government sources as saying the ministry had decided to buy 40 F-35 fighters, while the Nikkei business daily said only that the jet remained a "prime candidate"...
AFP: Japan chooses F-35 as mainstay fighter jet: reports
Japan to pick Lockheeds F-35 as new stealth fighter
SEOUL Japan is set to select the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II JSF as its new stealth fighter, Japanese media reported Tuesday, upgrading its air defense at a time when China and Russia pose growing threats to its territory...
...Japan will purchase roughly 40 fighter jets, the Yomiuri newspaper said, and as part of the deal, it will receive classified information about the F-35s construction, allowing some of the fighters components to be manufactured in Japan.
The Japanese government will make a formal announcement about the decision on Friday, both the Yomiuri and the Kyodo news agency said. Japanese government officials often provide off-the-record briefings to the domestic media in advance of major decisions...
Japan to pick Lockheed’s F-35 as new stealth fighter - The Washington Post
If true, it leaves the EF consortium with India and Malaysia as only chances to get another export deal.