Japan increases F-35 order

(Tokyo) The threat of the Chinese dragon spreading its talons across Asia has lead to a huge increase in military spending. Only this week, the US is looking at selling arms to Vietnam. However, the richest kid on the block has not only rewritten its constitution to allow it to sell arms, it is also buying them, and today it placed orders for another 6 F-35 aircraft on top of the 12 it ordered in 2012. The purchase of these stealth aircraft is meant to replace Japan's ageing F-4 (Phantom) fleet of which it has 78, but is currently looking to replace them with 42 of the much more modern and, hopefully, capable aircraft.

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