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In addition, the revised deal gives the United States access to Japanese technology -- both that derived from transferred F-16 data and that arising from four FS-X development areas where the Japanese do not intend to -- or cannot -- obtain U.S. equipment or software.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement
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Independent Capability: Proponents contend that, given the fact that the Japanese have already designed the FS-X predecessor (the F-1) and have coproduced the F-4 and F-15 fighter aircraft with McDonnell-Douglas, the Japanese have an independent capability, with time, to design and produce the FS-X.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
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At the heart of the debate to date about the FS-X agreement have been various claims and counter-claims concerning the effect of the F-16 technology and manufacturing know-how the United States will supply Japan on the latter's competitive industrial position.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement
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We were told, of course, that the optimal means of meeting Japan's air defense commitments in the 1990's -- namely, an off-the-shelf purchase of F-16's -- had been categorically rejected by the Japanese and that the FS-X deal was the best of the remaining options.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement
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Under the terms of the agreement, Japan will modify an existing F-16 design to produce by the late 1990s a new aircraft, designated the FS-X (Fighter Support Experimental).
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes
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The data to be transferred in connection with the FS-X is currently available to other U.S. allies who already participate in F-16 manufacturing.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The US-Japan FS-X Fighter Agreement: Assessing The Stakes