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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Recon Drone Crashes into Sea of Japan

One of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System crashed into the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, the service announced. The reconnaissance drone crashed in...

Japan Air Self-Defense Force confirms Global Hawk drone crash

Airborne Drill

US Army paratroopers jump out of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Orient Shield 26 Joint Airborne drop at Kita-Dalen Training area in Eniwa, Hokkaido, Tuesday. — AFP

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, US Special Operations Forces Co-Host Bilateral Engagement to Align Capabilities

CAMP KISARAZU, Japan —    U.S. service members assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense...

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...

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.

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...

U.S. Air Force F-22 squadron arrives in southern Japan

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters from Alaska are operating from Tsuiki Air Base on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu as part of Keen Sword 27, the largest iteration so f...

Air Force, Japan Exercise Tsunami Evacuation Procedures

Members of the Air Force's 18th Wing and local government officials in Okinawa, Japan, conducted a joint tsunami evacuation drill across Kadena Air Base.

Japan Air Force Chief Flies Solo In Indigenous TEJAS Jet During Veer Guardian 2026 Exercise

Indian Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and Japan Air Self-Defence Force Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita flew the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft TEJAS from Air Force Sta...

JASDF RQ-4B Crashes in the Sea of Japan

One of Japan’s three RQ-4B Global Hawks crashed in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Tottori Prefecture. One of the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s (JASDF) three RQ-4B Global Hawks...

RAAF P-8A Poseidon joins about 260 aircraft in Japan-US Exercise Keen Sword

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has deployed to Japan as part of… The post RAAF P-8A Poseidon joins about 260 aircraft in Japan-US Exerci...

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.

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

JASDF Global Hawk Presumed to Have Crashed off Western Japan

The incident could strain Japan’s persistent wide-area surveillance capabilities, as the JASDF operates only three of the high-altitude unmanned aircraft.

Missile system shown to local residents at GSDF base in Kumamoto

The missile system is slated to be deployed during the Keen Sword joint exercise by the SDF and the U.S. military set for later this month.

Exercise Keen Sword 2027 Begins in Japan

Multilateral Exercise Keen Sword 2027 began on Ishigaki Island, Japan, involving about 45,000 Japan Self-Defense Forces troops, 11,000 U.S. service members and forces from Australi...

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...

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...

French Rafales Return to Japan for PEGASE 2026

Four Rafale F4s, supported by three A330 MRTTs and two A400Ms, stopped over at Hyakuri Air Base during the latest edition of the PEGASE long-range airpower projection mission. The...

Japan operates Chinook from landing ship to fight Indonesia wildfires

Japan has moved one of its three CH-47 Chinook helicopters to a landing ship off Indonesia’s West Kalimantan… The post Japan operates Chinook from landing ship to fight Indonesia w...

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...

Russia and China step up spy flights near Japan

China and Russia sent military intelligence aircraft toward Japan on four consecutive days this week, prompting the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to scramble fighters each day, as t...