Pity the poor Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation ... have enthusiastically purchased the fighter: -Japan Air ...

Adding to the growing list of “training firsts” surrounding the F-35, aircraft from Japan, the US and Australia recently ...

In fact, the F-35 can "takeoff with a full combat load in ... the F-35B itself will be operated by the JASDF. The service plans to operate up to 105 F-35A CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing ...

The F-35 is a family of stealth air frames with ... Komatsu Air Base wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter): "[The] Japan Air Self-Defense Force will continue to refine and strengthen our ...

Japan is slated to acquire a total of 42 F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft in the coming years.