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Japan upgrading 60 F-2s with AAM-4, J/APG-2

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Tokyo is powerfully upgrading its F-2's air-to-air capabilities. Although the benefits to Japanese industry are obvious, details of the upgrade and the missile itself suggest that the program is giving an enormous boost to the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries fighter's ability to counter enemy aircraft. The weapon has at least one advanced feature that other such missiles lack: a seeker with an active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Early in the development program, in 2001, the ministry gave rough indications of the AAM-4B's capabilities. The implication is that an F-2 firing AAM-4Bs can stop tracking the target for missile guidance much sooner than an unmodified F-2 can and officials tell Aviation Week that the key aim of the project is indeed to increase the range at which an F-2 can turn away.

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