Japan cleared to buy 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters for $23bn

Japan F-35 Mt Fuji hi-res

Source: Lockheed Martin

The potential F-35 deal is the second largest foreign military sale approved by Washington in history, behind a $29.4 billion sale of Boeing F-15SA fighters and associated weapons to Saudi Arabia in 2010.

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