Lockheed Martin Corp, the maker of the F-35 jet, will help Japan build a new stealth fighter plane its air force wants to field by the mid-2030s to keep pace with aircraft technology advances made by neighboring China.

Lockheed will partner with project leader Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) , Japan's Ministry of Defense said in press release on Friday, reforming a partnership that developed Japan's last jet fighter, the F-2, three decades ago.

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