National Jun 2, 2021
Japan eyes deploying F-35A stealth jets to Komatsu base by 2025
The move comes as a bid to boost the country's defense capabilities against airspace incursions by China and Russia.
National Apr 4, 2021
Japan eyes deploying F-35B stealth jets to ASDF base in Miyazaki
Japan's fiscal 2019-2023 midterm defense buildup program has already included a plan to buy 18 F-35B jets and introduce them by fiscal 2023.
National Oct 5, 2020
Japan looks to deploy stealth F-35 fighter jets to additional bases
The decision on where the aircraft will be hosted depends on the approval of local communities.
Commentary / World Sep 27, 2020
Selling advanced fighter jets to the UAE is all about Israel
by James Stavridis
The problem with providing the F-35 to Arab states is it might erode Israel’s QME, a U.S. assurance that it will not sell its most advanced arms to Israel’s opponents.
World Feb 4, 2020
Add a gun that can't shoot straight to the problems dogging Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws. The 25 mm gun on U.S. Air Force models of the Joint Strike Fighter has "unacceptable" accuracy in hitting ground targets ...
World Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. military may have finally found a way to fix a glitch with the world's most high-tech helmet used by pilots flying the most expensive fighter jet in history. A bug in the $400,000 helmet display screen used by F-35 aviators caused a green ...
National | FOCUS Sep 2, 2019
Japan plan to buy cutting-edge U.S. tankers and transport planes comes under fire from SDF official
The government is stepping up purchases of state-of-the-art U.S. military planes under Washington's foreign military sales (FMS) program, but its plan has come under fire from some corners — including Self-Defense Force officials. The Defense Ministry has sought ¥501.3 billion under the government's budget for ...
National Aug 23, 2019
U.S. F-35Bs may conduct takeoff and landing drills on Japan's renovated Izumo carriers
The U.S. military's F-35B fighter jets could use Izumo-class ships for training exercises after the Japanese vessels are renovated to be able to host such aircraft, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Thursday. Takeoff and landing drills using the Japanese helicopter carriers, which are due to ...
National Aug 17, 2019
Japan formally announces decision to buy F-35B stealth fighter jets from U.S.
The Defense Ministry has formally announced the selection of the U.S.-made F-35B cutting-edge stealth fighter jet as part of its plan to acquire short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. The ministry, which made the decision Friday, plans to renovate the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Izumo-class ...
National Aug 9, 2019
Air Self-Defense Force concludes F-35A crash off northern Japan caused by human error
The Air Self-Defense Force concluded Friday that the April crash of an F-35A stealth fighter in the Pacific Ocean was caused by "spatial disorientation" on the part of the pilot and not by any mechanical problem. The conclusion is in line with an interim investigative ...
National Aug 1, 2019
ASDF to resume F-35A flights four months after fatal crash off northern Japan
The Defense Ministry resumed flights of Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter jets Thursday afternoon, having suspended them since a fatal crash in April, the first ever reported for the aircraft. In June, the ministry concluded that the crash of an F-35A into the Pacific ...
Business Jul 15, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defense systems and should find a "middle ground" in the dispute, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Erdogan's comments came two days after NATO member Turkey ...