The Japanese Defense Ministry has formally announced on July 17, 2019, the selection of the American-made F-35B cutting-edge stealth fighter jet as part of its plan to acquire Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft. Read full news at this link ...
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| An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, loaded with a Joint Direct Attack Munition and a laser-guided bomb, prepares to take off during an aerial gunnery and ordnance hot-reloading exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Solomon Sea, August 4, 2019. (Picture source U.S. Marines) |