Japan may cancel F-35 Joint Strike Fighter purchase over price

Posted on 29 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
Japan may cancel orders for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets if there are delays or the price rises, Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka said on Wednesday. Japan only selected the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in December last year and is due to pay 9.9bn yen (£77.22m) per fighter for an initial batch of four that are scheduled…

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