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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.
Current aircraft of the Japanese Air Force including attack, fighter, bomber, transport, and special mission types.
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.
The Mitsubishi F-X (unofficially called F-3) is a sixth-generation stealth fighter in development for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It is Japan's first domestically developed stealth fighter jet and will replace the Mitsubishi F-2 by the mid-2030s. [1]
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. The WDMMA review takes into account specific categories of aircraft covering attack, logistics, special-mission, and general support types.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) makes use of the American Boeing F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter through a localized version known as the F-15J. These were produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) under license and resulted in 213 total air frames completed.
The aircraft should join the Japan Air Self Defense Force by 2035 according to the Japanese ministry of defense. The development comes after the United States recently decided to ban exports of the Lockheed Martin F-22 to keep the technology out of the hands of rival nations.
