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The Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the [[Japan Air Self-Defense Force]], with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between [[Japan]] and the [[United states|United States]].

The basis of the F-2's design is the [[f-16_fighting_falcon|F-16]] Agile Falcon, an unsuccessful offer by General Dynamics to provide a low-cost alternative for the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition. 

Production started in 1996 and the first [[aircraft]] entered service in 2000. The first 76 aircraft entered service by 2008, with a total of 98 airframes produced. The first active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on a combat aircraft was the J/APG-1 introduced on the Mitsubishi F-2 in 1995.

The F-2 is nicknamed "Viper Zero", a reference to the [[f-16_fighting_falcon|F-16]]'s unofficial nickname of "Viper" and the [[A6M Zero|Mitsubishi A6M Zero]].

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Mitsubishi F-2":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-2]
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