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Multirole fighter
Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter originating in Japan / United States. It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Lockheed Martin.
Japan / United StatesMultirole fighter
Japan / United States
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Lockheed Martin
In service
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
98 (including 4 prototypes)
1995–2011
2000
7 October 1995
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
1 ( F-2B: 2)
15.52 m (50 ft 11 in)
11.125 m (36 ft 6 in) over missile launchers
34.84 m 2 (375.0 sq ft)
9,527 kg (21,003 lb)
13,459 kg (29,672 lb) clean
22,100 kg (48,722 lb)
4,637 L (1,225 US gal; 1,020 imp gal) maximum internal fuel 4,588 L (1,212 US gal; 1,009 imp gal) usable
1 × General Electric F110-IHI-129 afterburning turbofan , 76 kN (17,000 lbf) thrust dry, 131 kN (29,500 lbf) with afterburner
2,124 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,147 kn)
833 km (518 mi, 450 nmi) +
18,000 m (59,000 ft)
1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) JM61A2 6-barrel rotary cannon
2 × wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 8 × under-wing, and 1 × under-fuselage pylon(s) with a capacity of 8,085 kg (17,824 lb) of ordnance
3.3
18,300 kg (40,300 lb)
5,678 L (1,500 US gal; 1,249 imp gal) maximum – (1x 1,135.5 L (300.0 US gal; 249.8 imp gal) + 2x 2,271.25 L (600.00 US gal; 499.61 imp gal) drop-tanks)
634.3 kg/m 2 (129.9 lb/sq ft) maximum
0.994
4 × JLAU-3/A rocket pods
Air-to-air missiles : 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-3 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-4 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-5 4 × AIM-9L Sidewinder 4 × AIM-7M Sparrow Anti-ship missiles : 4* × ASM-1 4* × ASM-2 4* × ASM-3 There are umbilicals and attachment points for ASMs on the inner most pylon, potentially bringing the total up to 6 for each of the ASMs, however this loadout is not used in service.
Unguided Bombs: 18 × Mk.82 bomb 6 × Mk.84 bomb 6 × CBU-87 /B Guided Bombs : 18 × GCS-1 IIR guided bomb 8 × 500lb JDAM /LJDAMs 4 × 2000lb JDAMs
J/AAQ-2 FLIR , later AN/AAQ-33 targeting pod
9,633 kg (21,237 lb)
Length 15.5m
Height 5.0m
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 15.52 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Mitsubishi F-2 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
JapanReported count for Mitsubishi F-2 · F-2A / Mitsubishi F-2 · F-2B. Service scope: Japan Air Self-Defense Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 62 / in service: 23. Origin: Japan. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Air Self-Defense Force exact named equipment holdings: F-2A. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / FGA. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.