Japan To Defer Fighter Decision, Report Says

Credit: Yu Kuwamoto
TOKYO—Japan will delay a decision scheduled for the fiscal year beginning in April 2018 on how to procure a replacement for its Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) F-2 fighters, Reuters reports. Any delay will improve Lockheed Martin’s chances of selling more than the 42 F-35 Lightnings that Tokyo has...

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