Japan may buy additional F-35 fighter if price fall

Japan may buy additional F-35 fighter if price fall

FORT WORTH, United States - Photo shows an F-35 joint strike fighter in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 8, 2014, which will be the successor to the aging F-4 Phantom combat fighter of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said the same day that Japan may purchase additional F-35 joint strike fighters if their procurement costs fall. (Kyodo)

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