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F-35 in Japan
![Japan to Continue Assembling F-35A Fighter Jets at Home Japan to Continue Assembling F-35A Fighter Jets at Home](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-07-19.jpg)
Japan to Continue Assembling F-35A Fighter Jets at Home
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan intends to continue to assemble F-35As at a local facility in Nagoya.
![US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F-35 Stealth Fighters in Japan US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F-35 Stealth Fighters in Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f-35a_from_the_japan_air_force.jpg)
US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F-35 Stealth Fighters in Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to build a F-35 maintenance repair and upgrade facility in Japan.
![Japan’s Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash Japan’s Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26992681_1579725438811046_6771942380551016136_n.jpg)
Japan’s Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Pilot vertigo rather than a mechanical problem was the cause of the crash in April, according to a JASDF investigative report.
![Japan’s F-35A Fighter Jets Resume Flight Operations Japan’s F-35A Fighter Jets Resume Flight Operations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ax-5-news__main.jpg)
Japan’s F-35A Fighter Jets Resume Flight Operations
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan resumed training missions of its F-35As last Thursday.
![Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Pilot Error Likely Cause of F-35A Crash Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Pilot Error Likely Cause of F-35A Crash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f-35a_from_the_japan_air_force.jpg)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Pilot Error Likely Cause of F-35A Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s air force says that “spatial disorientation” likely caused the pilot to crash his F-35A into the Pacific Ocean on April 9.
![Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26992681_1579725438811046_6771942380551016136_n.jpg)
Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese minister of defense officially confirmed the death of a pilot who went missing with his F-35A on April 9.
![Japan Stops Search for Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet Japan Stops Search for Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_682769350138.jpg)
Japan Stops Search for Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese government has stopped searching for a F-35A fighter aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean almost two months ago.
![US Navy Ends Search for Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter US Navy Ends Search for Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ax-5-news__main.jpg)
US Navy Ends Search for Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has officially ended its search for a missing Japanese F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed last month.
![Japan Recovers Parts of Crashed F-35A‘s Flight Data Recorder Japan Recovers Parts of Crashed F-35A‘s Flight Data Recorder](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f-35a_from_the_japan_air_force.jpg)
Japan Recovers Parts of Crashed F-35A‘s Flight Data Recorder
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Part of the flight data recorder was recovered “on or after May 3,” according to Japan’s defense minister.
![Has Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Been Found? Has Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Been Found?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f-35a_from_the_japan_air_force.jpg)
Has Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Been Found?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. general says the wreckage has been found; other U.S. military spokespeople deny that.
![Senior US Navy Official on Japan’s Missing F-35A: ‘We Have a Pretty Good Idea Where it Is’ Senior US Navy Official on Japan’s Missing F-35A: ‘We Have a Pretty Good Idea Where it Is’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-28_15-25-52.jpg)
Senior US Navy Official on Japan’s Missing F-35A: ‘We Have a Pretty Good Idea Where it Is’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
US and Japanese search efforts are reportedly closing in on the wreckage of a crashed Japanese F-35A fighter jet.
![Japan Confirms F-35A Fighter Crashed Japan Confirms F-35A Fighter Crashed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f-35a_from_the_japan_air_force.jpg)
Japan Confirms F-35A Fighter Crashed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force confirmed that a missing F-35A has crashed.
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