Saturday, June 30, 2012

Japan buys F-35 stealth jets despite price rise

Japan buys F-35 stealth jets despite price rise: Tokyo (AFP) June 29, 2012



Japan will buy four US-made F-35 stealth jets despite a sharply higher price tag, it said Friday, in Tokyo's first confirmed order for the next-generation aircraft which has been plagued by delays.

An official from the defence ministry said Japan would now pay 9.6 billion yen ($120 million) per aircraft, up from the $110 million originally earmarked.

He added US officials had said the pr

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