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https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-su...rst-stealth-fighter-jet-060235740.html?ref=gs
I think Japan needs to change its constitution. Why should it be hampered while rogue countries like NK and Iran do what they like?
Japan's first stealth fighter jet successfully took to the skies on Friday as the country joins a select group of world military powers wielding the radar-dodging technology.
Technological super power Japan, despite strict constitutional constraints on the use of military force imposed after World War II, has one of the world's most advanced defence forces and the development of the stealth fighter comes as it faces new security challenges in the form of China's expanding force posture.
The domestically developed X-2 jet took off from Nagoya airport in central Japan on its maiden test flight as dozens of aviation enthusiasts watching the event erupted in applause as it lifted off into the clear morning sky.
Television footage showed the red-and-white aircraft roaring into the air, escorted by two Japanese military fighters that were collecting flight data.
I think Japan needs to change its constitution. Why should it be hampered while rogue countries like NK and Iran do what they like?