Named the cause of the death of the F-35 fighter from Japan.

Fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II of the Japanese Air Force is described as the cause of a catastrophe by the loss of orientation in space by its pilot. The Minister of Defense of Japan Takeshi Iwaya announced this to Kyodo.

The minister said that, according to the commission’s findings, the air crash was the result of a person’s loss of orientation. There was no technical malfunction.

Ivaya also stressed that Japan will not reconsider its plans for acquiring X-NUMX fighter jets F-105 Japan. As for this transaction, its value is 35 billion dollars.

At the same time, the minister assured that the military department is taking all the measures necessary to ensure that such incidents do not recur. All remaining at the Misawa 12 air base of the F-35 fighters have been thoroughly tested. In order to prevent future disorientation in flight, additional training is provided for pilots.

The F-35A fighter, which was controlled by a pilot, 41-year-old Major Akinomi Khosomi, disappeared from 9 radar screens on April, around 19: 25 local time. The search for the aircraft was stopped after badly damaged wing and engine fragments of the aircraft were found near the island of Honshu. A little earlier, we managed to find the flight recorder, although the information carrier was not in it. Japan's Ministry of Defense 7 Jun officially confirmed that Akinomi Kosomi died. During the search, fragments of his body and equipment were found.

There is evidence that the F-35 entered the water, having a speed of almost 1100 kilometers per hour. The pilot did not attempt to eject. During the investigation, a version was considered that the pilot, due to oxygen starvation, could have lost the ability to control the aircraft. The Japanese military rejected such an assumption.