(JUNE 25- JULY 1)

According to reports, Japan has recently inked a deal with the US Defence Department to purchase four F-35 fighter jets. Each of the planes is to cost 10.2 billion yen. They will be introduced as next-generation mainstay fighter gets for the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) in fiscal 2016. 1

• 1. “Govt inks deal with US to buy4 F-35 fighter jets”, Yomiuri Daily, June 30, 2012, at http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120629005816.htm