(Image credit: F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF/Dane Wiedmann) Interestingly, although the aircraft are planned to operate from these JMSDF vessels, the F-35B itself will be operated by the JASDF.

Spain has placed another order for domestically assembled Eurofighters while still leaving the F-35 question open.

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Additionally, the Marines plan to increase the number of F-35s from 10 to 12 per squadron. This will likely happen sometime ...

A's initial operational capability in August 2016 (the year after the Marines declared initial operational capability of the ...

The newly launched Type 076 warship, named Sichuan after the southwestern province, reportedly displaces more than 40,000 ...

Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets based in Poland were scrambled as part of a wider response ...

As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the U.S. Navy has recently added new combat aircraft to its ever-growing ...

The stealth fighters, designed to operate from aircraft carriers, are central to Japan’s broader strategy of bolstering ...

Japan plans to eventually have 147 F-35 aircraft, including 42 of the F-35B variant, which is designed for short take-offs and vertical landings – ideal for deployment on aircraft carriers.

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