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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 JASDF’s Air Development and Test Wing (ADTW) at Gifu Air Base. The Japan Air...

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 the programme’s first publicly observed captive-carry flig...

JASDF Fighter Jets to Visit India for First Time

Three F-2A fighters will fly to India via Okinawa and Thailand for Veer Guardian 26, with the U.S. Air Force providing support including aerial refueling.

In a league of her own: A Japanese F-15 pilot guarding the northern skies

Capt. Momoka Fujii, call sign "Jasmine," is one of a tiny minority of female pilots flying front-line combat jets in the Air Self-Defense Force.

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 runway and turn 180 degrees as it slowed down. An F-15 of the Japan Air Self De...

Japan Plans to Adopt ASM-3ER Anti-Ship Missile for Air-to-Air Role

Japan plans to field the supersonic ASM-3ER anti-ship missile in FY2027 with a new dual-role capability to target enemy AWACS and tankers at long range. The post Japan Plans to Ado...

Japan Reportedly Planning Air to Air Variant of ASM-3 Anti-Ship Missile

A new budget document released by the Japanese Ministry of Defense includes a reference to the ASM-3 as both an anti-ship and an anti-air missile, hinting at an additional role for...

End of an Era: JASDF Dismantles C-1 Prototype 002

The JASDF dismantled the C-1 transport aircraft’s second prototype and last flying airframe, still adorned in a commemorative Phoenix livery, at Iruma Air Base. The Japan Air Self-...

Japan Seeks AARGM-ER to Suppress Enemy Warship Air Defenses

Japan seeks the U.S. AARGM-ER missile in its FY2027 budget to suppress enemy warship air defenses and enable long-range anti-ship strikes. The post Japan Seeks AARGM-ER to Suppress...

Japan to integrate cybersecurity into air-defense radar, fighter jets

Japan’s Massive US-2 Amphibian Teams Up With USAF CV-22B During Rescue Flag 26-1

Held on Aug 26, Rescue Flag 26-1 brought together forces from the USAF, USMC, JMSDF, and JASDF for a comprehensive simulated casualty exercise. A USAF CV-22B Osprey joined a JMSDF...

Japan's Terra Drone lands Self-Defense Forces order for interceptors

Kadena’s First F-15EX Breaks Cover

The first F-15EX Eagle II destined to Kadena Air Base in Japan broke cover, flying with the “ZZ” tail flash and the markings of the 18th Wing. The first F-15EX Eagle II destined to...

IAF To Closely Study Japan’s F-2 Fighters (Heavily Modified F-16s) In Veer Guardian 2026 Exercise

Exercise Veer Guardian 2026, scheduled from 9 to 21 September at Jodhpur Air Force Station, is a joint air combat drill between the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defence...

U.S. Forces Japan Airlifts Supplies to Region Recovering From Earthquake

U.S. Forces Japan rapidly delivered more than 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, following a devastating earthquake.

TEJAS, Su‑30MKI, Rafale To Join Japan’s F‑2s For Veer Guardian Air Drills In Jodhpur

India and Japan are set to conduct the bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian’ at Jodhpur from 9 to 22 September.The Indian Air Force will showcase its frontline combat aircraft, in...

Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea

The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese and Russian aircraft continue to operate in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. Japan has sa...

U.S. Marine Corps sends F-35B jets to Japan

An F-35B fighter squadron from South Carolina has taken over rotational duty in Japan, replacing a Hornet squadron under a U.S. Marine Corps program that keeps U.S.-based units cyc...

Japan intercepts Chinese spy plane near Okinawa

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets Wednesday after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft flew through the East China Sea near southern Japanese territory, the Mi...

Japanese Fighter Jets To Join India in Veer Guardian 2026 Amid Rising China Tensions

Japan is preparing to deploy its fighter jets to India for the first time, marking a significant step in bilateral defence cooperation under the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” framew...

Japanese Warship Launches First Ever Tomahawk Missile

JS ChЕЌkai, a KЕЌngo class destroyer, is the first Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to be equipped with the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM). Though an extensive o...

Japan’s First Tomahawk Cruise Missile Destroyer Back from U.S.

Japanese destroyer JS Chokai (DDG-176) returned on Sunday to its homeport of Sasebo, Japan, after one year in the U.S. being outfitted to be Tomahawk cruise missile capable. Chokai...

Japan Conducts First Tomahawk Live-Fire Aboard JS Chokai

Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on July 30 that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) had conducted its first live-fire test of a Tomahawk cruise missile aboard the A...

Quantum Systems selected for Japan’s Counter-UAS Proof-of-Concept Program

Quantum Systems has been selected by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) to participate in Japan’s Counter-UAS Proof-of-Concept Program, supporting the ev...