April 23, 2016

"Japan test-flew its first domestically made X-2 stealth fighter, also known as the  Shinshin, on Friday.

Military strategists have been speculating about how Japan intends to use the aircraft.

According to the Japanese defense ministry, Shinshin is not a real fighter jet, but a "technology demonstrator" to explore stealth technology.

Theoretically, the successful maiden flight makes Japan the fourth country to fly a homegrown stealth fighter. But it will take a long time before Japan finishes all the revisions and builds a combat-ready fighter jet."

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