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F-35A Japan Air Self Defense Force

March 07, 2020
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.

May 21, 2018
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.

May 16, 2018
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.

June 06, 2017
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.

March 24, 2017
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.

December 02, 2016
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.

September 29, 2016
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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