Japan’s Ruling Party Wants F-35Bs, Ship To Use Them

Credit: Izumo (right): Japanese Ministry of Defense
BEIJING—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will recommend that the government buy Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightnings and convert a helicopter carrier to operate them, the Nikkei newspaper says. The country also should acquire an ability to attack North Korean missiles on the ground, the party...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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