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Japan picks Mitsubishi Heavy to develop own stealth fighter

by Mari Yamaguchi
| October 30, 2020 1:30 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has picked Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a main contractor to develop the country's own next generation stealth fighter for launch in the 2030s, the defense minister said Friday.

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