fighter - The Japan Times

National Apr 20, 2018

Lockheed Martin to offer Japan stealthy hybrid of F-22 and F-35 fighters to upgrade ASDF: sources

by Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo

U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. plans to offer Japan a stealth fighter design based on its export-banned F-22 Raptor and advanced F-35 Lightning II aircraft, two sources said. Lockheed has discussed the idea with Japanese defense ministry officials and will make a formal proposal ...

World Aug 20, 2015

Marine fighter ace 'Fritz' Payne dies at 104, fought over Guadalcanal

Frederick R. "Fritz" Payne, a World War II fighter ace who left his mark on aviation and wartime history by shooting down six Japanese warplanes during the Battle of Guadalcanal, a bloody, months-long confrontation that helped change the course of the war, has died. ...

National / Politics Feb 5, 2013

Parts for F-35 would evade export ban

Defense contractors are assured that Japanese-made parts for the U.S. F-35 stealth fighter would be exempt from the ban on weapons exports — even if they go to third countries.