Australian fighter jets arrive in Japan for 1st drills under new pact

Australian fighter jets arrived in central Japan on Wednesday to take part in the first joint exercises in the country with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces since their new bilateral treaty to strengthen security cooperation took effect.Nine Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, including six F-35A fighters, and about 140 personnel are joining the drills, officially scheduled from Aug. 23 to Sept. 15, in the sky around Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture, according to Japan's Air Self-Defense Force.From Japan, six F-35As and other 21 airplanes such as F-15 and F-2 fighter jets are set to…READ FULL ARTICLE