Japan joined the exclusive stealth jet club with the successful test flight of its first radar-evading aircraft — a prototype called the X-2. The twin-engine jet — painted in the national red and white colors — took off from Japan’s Nagoya airport and completed various test maneuvers including climbing, descent and circling.

According to Mitsubishi, the X-2 prototype took off on April 22 from Nagoya Airport under the command of a company test pilot. After carrying out a series of basic flight maneuvers, such as climbing, descent, and circling, it landed at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Gifu Air Base, where the pilot described the flight as “extremely stable.”

The X-2 project has been under development by a consortium of 220 Japanese companies under Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) for over 10 years, with Mitsubishi as the primary contractor developing the airframe since 2009.

X-2 is a one-man aircraft with a length of 14.2 m (46.5 ft) and a wingspan of 9 m (30 ft). Powered by two IHI XF5-1 low-bypass turbofans punching 49.03 kN (11,023 lbf) of thrust, it has a maximum speed of Mach 2.25 (1,713 mph, 2,756 km/h), a range of 2,900 km (1,802 mi), and features advanced technology, such as a fly-by-light system that replaces wires with fiber optic cables.