Japan’s F-35B fighter jet delay calls its defence readiness into question
The stealth fighters, designed to operate from aircraft carriers, are central to Japan’s broader strategy of bolstering ...
The Aviationist3d
Delivery of the First F-35Bs to Japan Delayed
alongside the JASDF (Japan Air Self Defense Force). As currently the only actively fielded STOVL fighter aircraft besides the venerable AV-8B Harrier, the stealth F-35B allows its operators to fly ...
Nippon5d
F-35B Delivery to Japan to Be Postponed to April or After
Tokyo, Jan. 10 (Jiji Press)--The delivery of F-35B stealth fighter jets by the United States to an Air Self-Defense Force base in southwestern Japan will be delayed to April or after, Defense Minister ...
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Delivery of F-35B Lightning II Fighters to Japan Delayed
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft executes a vertical landing on Japan Maritime Self-Defense Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) during developmental test Nov. 2, 2024 ...
Aviation Week2d
Japan's First F-35B Delivery Slips To Fiscal 2025
Japan's First F-35B Delivery Slips To Fiscal 2025 is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...
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Delivery of the First F-35Bs to Japan Delayed
The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime ...
National Interest on MSN5d
Lockheed Martin Hit Its F-35 Delivery Target in 2024
Twenty-two F-35s were delivered in the final month of the year, and total deliveries exceeded 1,100—which remains the highest ...