F-35B in Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) livery of 305 SQN based at Nyutabaru Air Base.
The JSDF has announced that the B variant will be based there due to its proximity to the naval base the operates the Japanese aircraft / helicopter carriers JS Izumo and JS Kaga.
The current squadron operating there is 305 SQN and given they are no strangers to swapping aircraft, it is possible that they will swap their F-15J for F-35B when the aircraft arrive.
Instructions:
Extract/unzip and drop folder into your community folder.
Enjoy!
***Credit: Real image of F-35B operating from JS Izumo belongs to "Naval News".
UPDATE: Released version 1.0a without the flag at the intake fan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_Flag
Wikipedia (Nyutabaru Air Base):
In July 2021, Japan’s Defense Minister, Nobuo Kishi, announced that the base will host the F-35Bs of the JASDF. A total of 42 F-35B variants will be acquired, introducing 18 by FY2023, six in FY2024 and two in FY2025. These are to form a single squadron consisting of about 20 aircraft. The base is located in close proximity to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's Kure Base in Hiroshima Prefecture, which is the home port of JS Kaga, one of two Japanese carriers being converted to operate the F-35B.
Wikipedia (JS Izumo):
In 2020, Izumo began the conversion to operate F-35B fighter aircraft. Conversion works were to proceed in two stages, with the first to strengthen the heat resistance of the deck and install power supply equipment to enable the departure and arrival of the F-35B. The renovation work to change the bow shape to a quadrangle for the safe operation of the F-35B and the maintenance of the interior compartments are scheduled to be carried out in the second stage, starting from the end of 2024. No plans exist to install a catapult or a sloping runway.
In September 2021, JS Izumo joined British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and other vessels for exercises in the Pacific.
In early October of that year, American Marine F-35B fighters operated off the Izumo for the first time.