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Kawasaki : Japan | Jun 29, 2012 at 5:54 PM PDT
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On 29.06, AFP quoted a defense official confirmed the country of Japan has signed a contract to buy four jets 5th generation stealth F-35 production by the United States. Tokyo agreed price of $ 120 million each, up $ 10 million more than originally expected. The official in Washington said revealing the price increase is inevitable and Tokyo to accept this.
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