Japanese F-15 mishap closes runway, disrupts flights at Okinawa airport
Operations resume at Naha Airport, Okinawa, Aug. 19, 2026, a day after a landing mishap by a Japan…
JASDF F-15’s Landing Gear Collapses on Landing at Naha Airport
The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing the aircraft to slide on the…
Japan’s Navy Goes Global – Asian Military Review
An F-35B aircraft, flown by a Royal Navy test pilot, approaches JS Kaga prior to landing on the…
Japan’s missile leap marks shift from defense to counterstrike
Japan’s successful Tomahawk and Upgraded Type-12 tests mark a decisive shift beyond interception-only defense toward a more assertive…
Japanese E-2D Hawkeyes stretch their legs in Australia
This pair of JASDF E-2Ds was operated by the Airborne Warning & Control Wing’s 601st Squadron during Exercise…
Japan Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests Of Air-Launched Type 25 Anti-Ship Missile
Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new Air-Launched Type 25 anti-ship missile during…
Japan’s XEC-2 Stand-Off Jammer Aircraft Begins Operational Flight Testing
The new XEC-2 SOJ, which first flew in March 2026, has now started operational flight testing with the…
US, Australia, Japan employ stealth fighters in first-time air power exercise
American, Australian and Japanese airmen demonstrated a forward arming and refueling point for F-35A Lightning II fighters during…
Japan expresses interest in an anti-submarine variant of the Eurodrone
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Airbus are cooperating on an anti-submarine warfare version of the Eurodrone. (Airbus) By signing…
Blue Impulse Flyover Marks 70th Anniversary of Wajima Base
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s aerobatic demonstration team, Blue Impulse, flew over Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 28…
Japan to rename air force in nod to growing space capabilities
MELBOURNE — Japan’s government has confirmed it will rename its air force to reflect a broadened mission set…
China scaled back airspace challenges and drone flights in fiscal 2025, Japan says
Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots rush toward a fighter aircraft following a scramble alert at an undisclosed location…