Late last year Japan agreed to open its doors a crack to send missile components to the U.S. as part of a codevelopment project.
As a result, the Administration has yet to transmit formal notification of the proposed codevelopment project and, accordingly, the Congressional clock for consideration of this deal has not started running.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
Is Japan willing to consider offsetting the codevelopment arrangement on the FS-X with a substantial off-the-shelf defense purchase to demonstrate Japanese willingness to buy American when it is sensible to do so?
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
On balance, absent clear and direct evidence that the agreement will seriously and adversely affect the U.S. aerospace industry, the United States should fulfill its commitment and proceed expeditiously with the codevelopment arrangement.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
For example, on February 20, a former Japanese transport minister and a leader of the conservative wing of the Liberal Democrat party reportedly advocated scrapping the codevelopment project and embarking on an indigenous program.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
If the United States goes along with the agreement, will the FS-X deal establish a precedent that will embolden the Japanese to move away from future off-the-shelf purchases in favor of codevelopment and coproduction arrangements?
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
In addition to technology sharing arrangements that flow from security ties, both Poland and Hungary are signatories of CMEA 2000, a high technology cooperation agreement that envisions codevelopment, coproduction and other collaboration in dual-use and other technologies.
Sometime in the near future, the Administration is expected to submit to Congress, under the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act, a certification announcing its intention to approve General Dynamics' export license application for codevelopment participation in the Japanese FS-X project.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
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