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▼ 1st F-35 Assembled in Japan Revealed
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TOYOYAMA, Aichi (Jiji Press) — The first F-35A cutting-edge stealth fighter assembled in Japan was unveiled at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
The Air Self-Defense Force plans to deploy the F-35A unit by the end of fiscal 2017 through March next year at its Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture.
The F-35 was jointly developed by nine countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia. Lockheed Martin Corp. is the main manufacturer.
Japanese companies did not join the F-35 development, but they take part in assembly and some other manufacturing processes.
The ASDF plans to procure a total of 42 units. Four of them will be supplied as finished products under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program.
The Air Self-Defense Force plans to deploy the F-35A unit by the end of fiscal 2017 through March next year at its Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture.
The F-35 was jointly developed by nine countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia. Lockheed Martin Corp. is the main manufacturer.
Japanese companies did not join the F-35 development, but they take part in assembly and some other manufacturing processes.
The ASDF plans to procure a total of 42 units. Four of them will be supplied as finished products under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program.
- June 6, 2017
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