The brightly painted Mitsubishi F-15Js of Japan’s aggressor squadron simulate hostile aircraft. Credit: Chen Chuanren/AW&ST Japan has shifted its defense modernization efforts from cruise control into ...

Japan—a key United States ally—sent its air force to North America and Europe to strengthen cooperation with NATO amid threats from Russia, China and North Korea. Newsweek has emailed the Russian and ...

The US Air Force is expected to station F-35 fighter jets at Misawa Air Base, a major base in northern Honshu. The United States military has maintained a presence at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for ...

As deliveries continue, the JASDF has now started training operations with the F-35B Lightning II at Nyutabaru Air Base. The JASDF (Japan Air-Self Defense Force) officially began its training ...

Japan is deploying eight aircraft to bases in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Here, a pilot with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force simulates take-off procedures during a July 15 exercise at MCAS Iwakuni, ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced plans for a squadron at Chitose Air Base to transition from the F-15J to the F-35A. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has announced plans for a squadron ...

SINGAPORE—The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has taken delivery of its first batch of Lockheed Martin F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing fighters. Three aircraft arrived at Nyutabaru AB in ...

An Air Force CV-22 Osprey remained parked at a civilian airport in Japan after making a precautionary landing earlier, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has demanded China stop flying its fighter jets abnormally close to Japanese intelligence-gathering aircraft, which it said was happening repeatedly and could cause a collision.