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F-35A Japan Air Self Defense Force
![Work Stopped at F-35A Facility in Japan Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Work Stopped at F-35A Facility in Japan Amid Coronavirus Outbreak](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26992681_1579725438811046_6771942380551016136_n.jpg)
Work Stopped at F-35A Facility in Japan Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Lockheed Martin suspended assembly of the F-35A aircraft at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Japan out of concern over the spread of the coronavirus.
![Japan Deploys 2nd F-35A Stealth Fighter to Air Defense Force Base Japan Deploys 2nd F-35A Stealth Fighter to Air Defense Force Base](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-01_17-41-30.jpg)
Japan Deploys 2nd F-35A Stealth Fighter to Air Defense Force Base
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s second operational F-35A fighter jet deployed to Misawa Air Base on May 15.
![US F-35B Stealth Fighters Train With Japanese F-35As for First Time US F-35B Stealth Fighters Train With Japanese F-35As for First Time](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-38897358101_f5ace2f2a4_h.jpg)
US F-35B Stealth Fighters Train With Japanese F-35As for First Time
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. and Japanese fifth-generation stealth fighter jets are training for the first time in northern Japan.
![Japan Rolls Out First Domestically-Built F-35 Stealth Fighter Japan Rolls Out First Domestically-Built F-35 Stealth Fighter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-ax-5-news__main.jpg)
Japan Rolls Out First Domestically-Built F-35 Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first Japanese-built F-35A was officially unveiled on June 5.
![Japan, ROK, US Combat Aircraft Hold Military Drill Japan, ROK, US Combat Aircraft Hold Military Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-23_16-09-08.jpg)
Japan, ROK, US Combat Aircraft Hold Military Drill
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. Air Force bomber conducted training missions with Japanese and South Korean fighter jets this week.
![Japan Receives 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Japan Receives 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-01_17-41-30.jpg)
Japan Receives 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The aircraft was officially handed over to the Japan Air Self Defense Force on November 28.
![Japan Air Defense Force Rolls Out 1st F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet Japan Air Defense Force Rolls Out 1st F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-28_15-25-52.jpg)
Japan Air Defense Force Rolls Out 1st F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan is slated to acquire a total of 42 F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft in the coming years.
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