Troubled Partnership. A History of U.S.-Japan Collaboration on the

Abstract

For various reasons, the United States has generally tried to discourage its allies from developing their own major weapon sys- tems. Perhaps the most prominent example of this policy was America's insistence on cooperative development in the case of Japan's FS-X fighter aircraft. Did the outcome of the divisive struggle over the FS-X serve U.S. aims? What can be learned for future interaction on the FS-X program in particular and coopera- tive development in general?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300592

Entities

People

  • Mark Lorell

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer Programs
  • Electronics Industry
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Aviation

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design