Japan mulls F-35B, deploys F-35A and seeks partner for F-3

摘要

IN FEBRUARY, the Japanese government seemingly moved closer to the purchase of the short take-off and vertical landing Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, with reports that studies on the conversion of the Izumo class helicopter carriers to accept the fifth-generation fighter were instigated by the country's Defence Minister, Itsunori Onodera.