An F-35B makes its first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea in this 2011 test. File photo: AFP An F-35B makes its first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea in this 2011 test. File photo: AFP
An F-35B makes its first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea in this 2011 test. File photo: AFP
Asia /  East Asia

US to deploy 16 F-35 stealth fighters at Japan base next year

It marks the first time for that stealth aircraft to be stationed overseas and is part of the US strategic rebalance to Asia

Topic |   China-Japan relations
Kyodo
Kyodo

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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An F-35B makes its first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea in this 2011 test. File photo: AFP An F-35B makes its first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea in this 2011 test. File photo: AFP
An F-35B makes its first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea in this 2011 test. File photo: AFP
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