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First Japanese built F-35A officially unveiled at Nagoya facility
Jun 05, 2017 - The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility on June 5th. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by MHI with technical assistance from Lockheed Martin and oversight from the U.S. Government. [Read more...]
JASDF pilots graduate Luke’s F-35 program
May 31, 2017 - Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots “Koku-Jieitai,” become the first from their country to graduate the F-35 program on May 20. [Read more...]
JASDF flies first solo mission
Feb 10, 2017 - The first Japan Air Self Defense Force national representative to Luke took to the skies February 7 during a mission five years in the making. [Read more...]
Japan celebrate Roll Out of JASDF’s first F-35A
Sep 23, 2016 - Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed Martin to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II, marking a major milestone in Japan’s enhanced national defense and strengthening the future of the U.S-Japan security alliance. [Read more...]
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