The Mitsubishi F-2 looks like the General Dynamics F-16 because it was developed directly from the F-16, with cooperation from General Dynamics.
F-2A, Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, February 2020
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U.S. Air Force video of F-2As over Guam, February 2020:
However, the F-2 is actually larger than the F-16, just the wing area of the F-2 is reportedly 25% larger than that of the F-16.
Video of F-2A being refueled over Alaska during Red Flag 19-2:
Misawa, Japan, 2018
Misawa, 2017, F-2 compared to….
…F-16, Misawa, 2017
F-2, Guam 2018
The F-2 canopy is the only obvious visually different thing compared to the F-16
Note the F-16 canopy, Misawa 2017
Koku Jieitai = Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)
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Two seater F-2B, Misawa 2018









