أعلنت وزارة الدفاع رسمياً عن اختيار طائرة مقاتلة من طراز f-35b كجزء من خطتها لشراء طائرة إقلاع قصيرة وهبوط عمودي (STOVL) .
وتعتزم الوزارة ، التي اتخذت القرار يوم الجمعة ، تجديد ناقلات طائرات الهليكوبتر من طراز إزومو التابعة لقوات الدفاع الذاتي البحرية إلى حاملات طائرات بحكم الأمر الواقع لاستضافة طائرات F-35Bs.
قررت الحكومة في ديسمبر الماضي شراء 42 طائرة من نوع STOVL لتعزيز قدرات الدفاع الجوي للبلاد في جزرها الجنوبية ، حيث يكون عدد القواعد الجوية ذات الممرات الطويلة محدودًا.
تأتي خطة المشتريات وسط حشد عسكري للصين ، وقد تم تضمينها في المبادئ التوجيهية الجديدة لسياسة الدفاع الحكومية وبرنامج الدفاع على المدى المتوسط ، في أواخر العام الماضي.
The Defense Ministry has formally announced the selection of the U.S.-made F-35B cutting-edge stealth fighter jet as part of its plan to acquire short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft.
The ministry, which made the decision Friday, plans to renovate the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Izumo-class helicopter carriers into de facto aircraft carriers to host the F-35Bs.
The government decided last December to procure 42 STOVL aircraft to strengthen the country’s air defense capabilities on its southern islands, where the number of air bases with long runways is limited.
The procurement plan comes amid China’s military buildup and was included in the government’s new defense policy guidelines and medium-term defense program, both compiled late last year.
Selection work started in March, and the F-35B, recommended by the U.S. government, was the only model proposed in the process, according to the ministry.
The F-35B met the required standards in terms of flight capability and stealth performance, a ministry official said.
An F-35A stealth fighter, which does not have vertical take-off capabilities, crashed during a combat exercise on April 9 about 135 kilometers east of Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture. The Defense Ministry said the “spatial disorientation” of the pilot was the cause of the crash.
Japan formally announces decision to buy F-35B stealth fighter jets from U.S.
The Defense Ministry has formally announced the selection of the U.S.-made F-35B cutting-edge stealth fighter jet as part of its plan to acquire short take
Japan Officially Selects F-35B Fighter as STOVL Aircraft - Naval News
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has officially announced the selection of the F-35B fighter as its future short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft. Lockheed Martin was the sole bidder.
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