The US delivered three F-35 Lightning IIs to Japan at the Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa. The new TR-3 avionics hardware, which includes a new display, core processor, and memory modules for increased processing speed, is installed on the F-35 jets. With Tokyo deploying the Izumo-class destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) to the western coast of the US for further drills, the preparations for their integration into the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) included interoperability exercises with Italy and the US last year.
