Japan - F-35 Lightning II
Nagoya, Japan is home to one of three final assembly and check-out (FACO) facilities for the F-35 Lightning II program. In partnership with Japanese industry, the FACO facility performs the final assembly and check-out of F-35A aircraft to be delivered to the JASDF.
First Japanese-Built F-35A Officially Unveiled at Nagoya Facility
Jun 5, 2017 · The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility here today. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated...
Japan - Lockheed Martin
F-35: With the Final Assembly and Checkout Facility (FACO) in Nagoya now complete, Japan’s F-35 aircraft are being assembled and delivered in Japan. Helicopters: Commercial and military helicopters are provided by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (三菱重工) in partnership for the last 65 years.
Readout of Under Secretary of Defense Dr. William LaPlante's Visit to Japan
Jun 10, 2024 · Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) Dr. William LaPlante traveled to Tokyo, Japan to launch the Inaugural U.S. — Japan Defense Industrial Cooperation ...
The First Japanese-Built F-35A Unveiled At Nagoya Production …
Jun 5, 2017 · The first F-35A assembled in Japan, AX-5 “79-8705”, was unveiled out of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility on Jun. 5.
F-35重整備を担当する日本のMRO&Uが運用開始、米韓F-35受け …
愛知県にある三菱重工業のF-35最終組立施設「FACO」が、今月からF-35のアジア太平洋地域の国際整備拠点「MRO&U」として運用が開始されることになったとNHKが報じている。 米国が開発した第5世代戦闘機F-35ライトニングⅡは現場部隊での日常的な整備とは別に、一定時間の飛行を行う毎にF-35は機体やエンジンなどを分解して徹底的なメンテナンス＝重整備を受けなければならないのだが、この重整備は各地域に設置された国際整備拠点「MRO&U」にF-35を持 …
First Japan built F-35 prepares for take off > Defense Contract ...
Jun 9, 2017 · The first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assembled in Japan was unveiled during a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, June 5. The event marked the official acceptance by the Defense Contract Management Agency from Lockheed Martin and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the foreign military sales process.
Lockheed Martin to develop F-35 maintenance facility in Japan
Aug 29, 2019 · Lockheed Martin is to develop a facility in Japan to provide maintenance, repair, overhaul, and upgrade (MRO&U) support for regionally operated F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, the US...
Japan to Continue Assembling F-35A Fighter Jets at Home
Jan 8, 2020 · The Japanese government is reversing plans to shut down a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan, according to local media reports.
Japan Rolls Out First Domestically-Built F-35 Stealth Fighter
Jun 6, 2017 · The first conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighter jet assembled in Japan was rolled out during a ceremony at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...