The F35s in the video are ours, operated by the Marine Corps. But Japan has agreed to buy at least 130 of them.
Idk what other countries were involved with the development, Israel and UK for sure. But it looks like the Japanese will be converting these helo destroyers to be able to launch their new F35s. In doing so they effectively go from having 0 carriers to 4.
Are these ours, or ones we sold to Japan? Wasn't the F35 program a joint design/build between the US, Japan, and some others?
The F35s in the video are ours, operated by the Marine Corps. But Japan has agreed to buy at least 130 of them.
Idk what other countries were involved with the development, Israel and UK for sure. But it looks like the Japanese will be converting these helo destroyers to be able to launch their new F35s. In doing so they effectively go from having 0 carriers to 4.
Good on them. If people want the Japanese to remain pacifist and defensive only, they need to stop turning the world into crap