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Japanese F-35A Fighter Missing over Pacific Ocean, Remaining Fleet Grounded

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

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Japanese F-35A Fighter Missing over Pacific Ocean, Remaining Fleet Grounded

F-35 fighter. L3Harris says its F-35 Technology Refresh 3 Integrated Core Processor began safety-of-flight testing in the first quarter of 2022 and is expected to be fully qualified later this year. Photo: Lockheed Martin

UPDATE: The wreckage of the missing F-35 fighter has been found, but the pilot is still missing, according to Japanese military officials. The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) said on Tuesday it lost contact with an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter about 85 miles off the coast of northern Japan. There are no indications of what happened to the fighter jet. Launched from Misawa Air Base in the northern part of Japan’s main island, participating in an anti-fighter combat training mission…

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