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Coronavirus Outbreak Impacts F-35 Work In Italy, Japan

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Coronavirus Outbreak Impacts F-35 Work In Italy, Japan
The aircraft, designated AX-6, is the second F-35A assembled at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ F-35 Final Assembly & Check-Out (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan and is the first to be assigned to the JASDF’s 3rd Air Wing, 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan.

The spread of coronavirus has impacted work on F-35s in Japan and Italy, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Wednesday. Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters the delay is not expected to impact deliveries of the fighter jets to allies. “It doesn't look like it is affecting deliveries. Right now we have not seen any effects,” Lord said, following a discussion at the McAleese Conference. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan is closing its F-35…

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