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Friday, May 09, 2014

Japan’s F-35 fighters would have advantage over China’s military

F-35 Lightning IIJapan’s hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has committed to purchasing 42 units of Lockheed’s tactical strike fighter the F-35A, with an option to buy more if Japan’s Self Defense Forces (SDF) like what they see in the technologically advanced fighter.

This group of fighter planes, added to Japan’s already robust air force, would have the chance to make any confrontation with China’s military a relatively advantageous one for Tokyo, given the fighter’s capabilities.

The F-35 has had a colorful history so far, with controversies rocking its manufacture and eventual assimilation into the U.S. military.

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