July 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $23.1 billion sale of 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the government of Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday.
According to the DSCA, Japan's government asked to buy 63 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, 42 F-35V short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft and 110 F135 engineers, including five spares.