{"id":11546,"date":"2011-12-12T20:12:04","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T20:12:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-12-12T20:12:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T20:12:04","slug":"Japan-chooses-US-F-35-as-mainstay-fighter-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11546","title":{"rendered":"Japan chooses US F-35 as mainstay fighter jet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Japan has chosen the US-made F-35 stealth jet as its next-generation mainstay fighter in a multi-billion dollar deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The defense ministry picked the jet made by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing fleet of F-4 jets over two rivals<\/strong>, the Boeing-made F\/A-18 Super Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Yomiuri Shimbun said. <\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s biggest daily said the defense ministry had &#8220;agreed in principle&#8221; to select the F-35, with a formal announcement expected Friday at the Security Council of Japan, chaired by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.<\/p>\n<p>Kyodo News cited unnamed government sources as saying the ministry had decided to buy 40 F-35 fighters, while the Nikkei business daily said only that the jet remained a &#8220;prime candidate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier reports said Japan could buy as many as 50 new jets, equipped with stealth technology, with a price tag of more than $6 billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The F-35, the most expensive weapons programme in Pentagon history, has been plagued by cost overruns and technical delays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The jet, co-developed with British defense giant BAE Systems, is the most expensive among the three candidates, with a price tag estimated at $113 million per aircraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Japan initially aimed to acquire the F-22 stealth fighter to renew its fleet, but US law prohibits exports of the jet with the United States having said it would halt production of the model.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source AFP<\/em><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan has chosen the US-made F-35 stealth jet as its next-generation mainstay fighter in a multi-billion dollar deal. 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