Japan Aerospace Exhibition

A look at Japanese air power — and potential procurements

Dec 3, 2018

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Photo 1 A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-4EJ Kai Phantom II of 302 Squadron lands at Hyakuri Air Base in early December 2018. The Phantoms of this squadron will soon be retired and replaced with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. (Mike Yeo/Staff)

About Mike Yeo

Mike Yeo is the Asia correspondent for Defense News. He wrote his first defense-related magazine article in 1998 before pursuing an aerospace engineering degree at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Following a stint in engineering, he became a freelance defense reporter in 2013 and has written for several media outlets.

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