三菱重工展示由日本组装的F-35隐形战机 [日本媒体]

Mitsubishi Heavy unveils F-35 stealthfighter assembled in Japan

三菱重工展示由日本组装的F-35隐形战机

Japanese company will build 38 of the 42 jets ordered by government

日本公司将为政府组装42架F-35中的38架。
 


NAGOYA, Japan -- Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries and Lockheed Martin unveiled on Monday the first ofthe F-35A stealth fighter jets to be assembled in Japan for the country's airforce.

日本名古屋——三菱重工和洛马公司在周一展示了第一架在日本组装的F-35A隐形战斗机，该型战斗机将武装日本空中自卫队。

The Japanese government decided in 2011 topurchase 42 of the fighters as the successor to the F4. Under the agreement,four of them to be built in the U.S. and delivered as finished products, withthe remaining 38 to be assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy in Japan undercontract with Lockheed. The Japanese group has the task of welding the tail andfuselage and other components together and conducting the testing to confirmthe stealthiness of the planes.

日本政府在2011年决定购买42架F-35型战斗机以代替F4战斗机。根据协议，其中四架飞机由美国制造，并以整机形式运至日本。其余38架飞机由洛马公司授权三菱重工在日本组装。日本公司将制造机尾、机身和其他零件，并对飞机的隐身性能进行测试。

The first of those planes, shown off Mondayat its Komaki Minami plant near here, will undergo flight-testing in Japanstarting in mid-June and then be transferred to the U.S. for additional testingand pilot training. After that, the plane will be deployed to the Misawa AirBase of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force in northern Japan. The fourU.S.-built F-35s were handed over to Japan last year and have been used intraining in the U.S.

第一架日本组装的F-35战斗机周一在小牧南工厂亮相，六月中将在日本进行空战测试，随后运至美国进行其他测试并开展飞行员训练。之后飞机将部署在位于日本东北的三沢空中自卫队基地。美国制造的四架F-35战斗机在去年已运抵日本，并已在美国接受了训练。

The cost of the F-35A will differ dependingon the procurement schedule, but this first plane assembled in Japan has aprice tag of around 14 billion yen ($126 million), according to the Ministry ofDefense's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency.

F-35A战斗机的造价将因采购进度而有所不同，但是根据日本防卫省的采购、技术&后勤部门的消息，日本组装的第一架战斗机的价格约为140亿日元（1.26亿美元）。

Developed in a joint project among ninecountries, including the U.S. and the U.K., the F-35 has advanced radar-evadingcapabilities.

由包括美国和英国在内的九国联合研制的F-35战斗机有着先进的对雷达隐身性能。

(Nikkei)

（日经）