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Current aircraft of the Japanese Air Force including attack, fighter, bomber, transport, and special mission types.
- Hawker Model 800
Page details technical specifications, development, and...
- AEWC
The Northrop Grumman E-2D "Hawkeye" twin turboprop-powered...
- UH-X / Bell 412EPI
At least 150 UH-X units are required by the Japanese...
- Predator B
September 2020 - A Royal Air Force Protector UAV, the...
- Lockheed Martin Kc-130 Hercules / Super Hercules
The current-generation KC-130J features a crew of four to...
- Beechcraft Super King Air
The Super King Air was flown in prototype form in October of...
- Mcdonnell Douglas Rf-4 Phantom II
The RF-4EJ was a local Japanese air service model with a...
- Mitsubishi F-2
With ongoing disputes against China and general volatility...
- Hawker Model 800
This list of military aircraft of Japan includes project, prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era. This includes both domestically developed Japanese designs, licensed variants of foreign designs, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of Japan.
The current plan is for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to operate the STOVL F-35B from land bases once delivered. [13] As of 2020, the JASDF is under increasing pressure to intercept warplanes from China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) close to entering its air space.
26 maj 2021 · The following represents an overview of the modern aerial fighting capabilities of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (2021). The service currently counts 779 total units in its active aircraft inventory .
7 sty 2022 · Japan has awarded the U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Co. a $470 million contract to upgrade its fleet of F-15J Eagles, according to the U.S. Defense Department. The upgrades will keep the jets in...
12 kwi 2024 · Kadena Air Base, Japan, is exchanging F-35s and F-15Cs for F-22s and F-16 s in the base’s latest rotation of fighters on Okinawa, a strategic location just 400 miles east of Taiwan.
As of 2019 the Japan Air Self-Defense Force has 12 fighter squadrons. Seven of these fly the Mitsubishi F-15J, three fly the Mitsubishi F-2. As of 2023 the F4 phantom is out of service. In 2019 the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II began to enter service with JASDF fighter squadrons to replace the F-4s, beginning with 302nd Tactical Fighter ...