China’s UAV activity is increasing rapidly in the airspace around the Nansei Islands in Japan’s southwest, part of the First ...

The delivery of the first six F-35Bs to the JASDF (Japan Air Self Defense Force), which was planned to happen sometime during FY (Fiscal Year) 2024 (which ends on Mar. 31, 2025), has now been ...

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. J apan has selected ...

Tokyo has recently doubled the number of fighter jets stationed at Okinawa's Naha Air Base.

Japan's F-35A stealth fighter aircraft fleet is now deployed at two bases, facing the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.

Japan's Ministry of Defense reported a significant uptick in emergency air scrambles, primarily in response to increased Chinese military flight activity near Japanese airspace. According to data ...

The bodies of medical doctor, Kei Arakawa, 34; Mitsuki Motoishi, 86, the patient, and her caretaker Kazuyoshi Motoishi, 68, were later recovered by a Japan Air Self-Defense Force helicopter.

The accident may affect Japan's plans to improve its defense systems. According to the JASDF, the pilot was flying a training mission before dropping off radar at about 7:30 PM. The plane had been ...