Japan Receives First Three F-35Bs

JASDF f-35b
Credit: Japan Air Self-Defense Force
SINGAPORE—The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has taken delivery of its first batch of Lockheed Martin F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing fighters. Three aircraft arrived at Nyutabaru AB in southern Japan, where they will be assigned to a newly established Temporary F-35B Squadron. A...
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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