In this file photo taken on Oct 14, 2018 shows an F-35A fighter aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force taking part in a military review at the Ground Self-Defence Force's Asaka training ground in Asaka, Saitama prefecture. - AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States announced Thursday (July 9) that it has approved the sale of 105 F-35 stealth aircraft to Japan for an estimated US$23.11 billion.
Japan had asked to buy 63 F-35A, the traditional version of the electronics-laden fighter aircraft, and 42 F-35B, the short-takeoff and vertical-landing version for aircraft carriers, the State Department said in a statement.
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