SEVERAL F-16 operators including Singapore have begun to consider which aircraft will succeed the Lockheed Martin product in their fighter inventories. Australia has also begun to examine its future fighter options beyond the McDonnell Douglas F-18. The Royal Australian Air Force, has for instance, been kept informed of the availability of the EF2000 by the Eurofighter partners. Japan has begun studies into a fifth-generation fighter programme to replace the F-15 and designated the FI-X.
Source: Flight International
