Mitsubishi T-2

T-2
Mitsubishi T-2 at MCAS Iwakuni
General information
Type	Trainer
National origin	Japan
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi
Primary user	Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Number built	96
History
Manufactured	1971–1988
Introduction date	1975
First flight	20 July 1971
Retired	March 2006
Developed into	Mitsubishi F-1

The Mitsubishi T-2 was a supersonic jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Introduced in 1975, it was the first Japanese-designed aircraft to break the sound barrier. It was the basis of the Mitsubishi F-1 strike fighter. All T-2s were retired by 2006.