Japan newest F-35 Lightning II customer

Steve O\'Bryan, the vice president of F-35 Program Integration at Lockheed Martin, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the recent purchase by Japan of ...

Japan is the newest customer for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II next-generation fighter planes.

Japan’s government selected the stealth fighter to help boost its aging air force, according to the Associated Press.

Steve O’Bryan, the vice president of F-35 Program Integration at Lockheed Martin, In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what the purchase means for the U.S. F-35 program and where it stands today.

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