Japanese X-2 Stealth Demonstrator flies! via Alert 5

The S. Koreans and Chinese must be shitting their pants (Lockheed Martin too).

Could it happen?  Could we see the Japanese, Chinese, Russians and S. Koreans zoom ahead of the US in the field of stealth aircraft because the F-35 program has been so badly managed?

But did you see that takeoff!  That plane leaped into the air!  Congrats Japan....NICELY DONE!