Japan Gets F-35As With TR-3 Upgrades

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Chen Chuanren
May 21, 2025

F-35A bearing 303 Sqn. markings.

Credit: Chen Chuanren

TOKYO and KOMATSU, Japan—The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) in April received its first set of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters equipped with Technical Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrades. The F-35As are now assigned to a second operational squadron as the type’s presence expands. The three new F-35As are…

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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