F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter

Japan Awards $2.8B in Contracts for New Standoff Weapons

Type 12 Anti-ship missile

Japan’s Ministry of Defense signed four contracts worth a total of $2.83 billion last week with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for its standoff defense capability project, according to a Tuesday statement.

The standoff defense capability project is expected to provide the Japan Self Defense Forces (SDF) with long-range strike capabilities against ships and amphibious forces invading Japan, particularly at its remote islands, such as the disputed Senkaku islands...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/12/japan-awards-2-8b-in-contracts-for-new-standoff-weapons

Lockheed Martin Says New F-35 Supplier Contracts Will Reduce Aircraft Costs

An F-35C Lightning II fighter jet, attached to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, flies in formation for a photo exercise in Lemoore, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2018. US Navy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter lead-contractor Lockheed Martin reconfigured a host of its contracts with its suppliers to lower the aircraft price tag, improve readiness and control ongoing maintenance costs.

Lockheed Martin moved a raft of suppliers into performance-based logistics contracts or...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/18/lockheed-martin-say-new-f-35-supplier-contracts-will-reduce-aircraft-costs

U.S. Destroyer, P-8 Poseidons Join Search for Missing Japanese F-35A Pilot; Officials Say Fighter Crashed

F-35A sits on Misawa AB flightline. US Air Force Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer and P-8A Poseidons maritime surveillance aircraft have joined in the search for a Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter pilot that went missing on Tuesday.

The P-8As, assigned Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 and Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, joined the search Monday night and destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) is underway to the search areas, U.S. 7th Fleet announced.

Japanese officials told...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/10/u-s-destroyer-p-8-poseidons-join-search-for-missing-japanese-f-35a-pilot-officials-say-fighter-presumed-crashed