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information Figure: US-made F35 fighter

Global Network reporter Wang Huan reported around Japan to the United States ordered its next-generation main fighter plane F-35 issue, previously there was news that the U.S. request “follow the market”, however, the Japanese side hopes that the United States the original price unchanged. May 14, Japan’s “Sankei Shimbun” another message said that Japan had planned to pre-order the four F-35 delivery schedule, the U.S. or unable to protect the fighter performance, Japan’s air defense system will inevitably be a loophole .

“Sankei Shimbun” quoted the U.S. Department of Defense official sources said on May 14, in the context of preexisting F-35 may not be able to schedule delivery, the United States believes that if the fighters according to the US-Japan the agreement reached by the delivery date may fuselage assembly is incomplete, the control of management rights by the United States. The report pointed out that if U.S. forces required testing completed and eventually reach mass production, and Japan will have to wait until after the 2019 performance of the F-35, for Japan, even if ultimately the last F-35 fighters in service, Japan’s air defense system this will still be before the inevitable loopholes.

reported that the Japanese defense ministry originally planned to advance the deployment of four F-35 fighter to the end of March 2017, but the U.S. has clearly informed the Japanese, saying “such as to comply with the delivery period will not be guaranteed performance”, may end up a fighter is not equipped with the “BLOCK3 new version of computer software delivered to Japan. F-35 intelligence sharing by the software with a wingman, military satellites, and Aegis destroyers, with the ability to keep abreast of the combat zone.

U.S. military plan at the same time the deployment of three kinds of performance F-35 fighter to the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps at the same time, if a problem, the United States need three kinds of models of the body and software, and make adjustments, so production will be postponed.

around the United States may improve the F-35 to the Japanese side asking for the U.S. military believes that the F-35 U.S. troops and allies, joint research and development, R & D lag and the Allies control of the U.S. military side of the subscription price has increased, so for the sales price will naturally rise. ”

According to the U.S. Department of Defense report submitted to Congress by the end of April, the Japanese ordered 42 F-35 fighters, a total of $ 10 billion. Including pilot training fees and other funds, including the price of the fighters about $ 238 million.

In addition, the Sankei Shimbun report also said the U.S. Defense Department said in an interview only relevant matters are in an orderly way, we will need to work harder “, towards Japan, an extension to pay goods and prices avoided.

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, reports:

Japan’s defense commensurate with the Self-Defense Forces may cancel the procurement of F35,

Japan said that the F35 prices continue to rise will likely suspend plans to introduce

experts say Japan was forced to abandon the self-developed fighter select F35

Japanese defense experts say purchasing F35 is likely to lead to the collapse of the national military

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