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Japan suspends the purchase of F-35 JSF Lightning II aircraft

Tokyo, Japan - Waiting for answers about price and delivery timing

Japan, which already last days shown its disappointment about the rise of price of Joint Strike Fighter F-35's program (about it, you can also ready this AVIONEWS), suspended the agreement for the purchase of 42 units of the 5Th generation fighter aircraft produced by American Lockheed Martin. The announcement arrived by Japan's Defence Secretary, who declared which both the initial contract (that...

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Rome, Italy, 03/01/2012 15:19
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