Lockheed to build F-35 maintenance, repair facility for Japanese fleet www.upi.com

Lockheed Martin was contracted on Tuesday for a regional maintenance, repair and upgrade facility for F-35s in Japan.
Photo courtesy of JASDFAug. 28 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin Co. will build a maintenance repair and upgrade facility in Japan for its F-35 fighter plane fleet under a $25.2 million contract announced by the U.S. Defense Department.
The contract, announced Tuesday, calls for construction of a regional facility to handle repairs, as well as maintenance and upgrades, on Japan's F-35s.
The facility, specifically "for the Government of Japan under the Foreign Military Sales program," is expected to be completed by September 2022.
The Japanese fleet has 42 F-35s, and the nation announced plans in 2018 to purchase 105 more of the fifth generation fighter.