Japan To Expand Heavy Maintenance Services To USAF F-15s, F-16s

USAF, JASDF aircraft exercise at Misawa AB

The U.S. 35th Flying Wing operates two squadrons of F-16C/DJs out of the joint USAF, USN and JASDF Misawa AB (above) on the Japanese island of Honshū.

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SINGAPORE—Japan is reportedly looking to expand its depot-level maintenance service to cover U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-16s and Boeing F-15s. Tokyo will be engaging Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and IHI Corporation to provide these services, according to a report from Japanese news...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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