The first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II was rolled out from the Lockheed Martin's production facility in F...
The first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II was rolled out from the Lockheed Martin's production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 23.
The aircraft is Japan's first of 42 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing aircraft, acquired through the U.S. government's Foreign Military Sales program.
The first four aircraft are built in Fort Worth and the remaining 38 aircraft will be built at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Final Assembly & Check-Out facility in Nagoya, Japan, where aircraft assembly is underway.
Maintenance training for the first JASDF F-35A technicians is underway at Eglin AFB, Florida, and the first JASDF F-35A pilots are scheduled to begin training at Luke AFB, Arizona, in November.
