Even though Japan is making the transition to the F-35, the F-2s are still valuable; their anti-ship capabilities are truly ...

Take an in-depth look at the Japanese Air Force in 2025—where tradition meets cutting-edge technology. From the latest F-35 ...

While training with the F-35s is being carried out on land, the aircraft will eventually be transferred to the Japan Maritime ...

Japan has deployed its first three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft at ...

The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) has just received its first three F-35B stealth fighter jets. Capable of short take-offs ...

Three of the short take-off and vertical landing stealth fighters were ferried to Nyutabaru air base in Japan's southern Miyazaki region by US pilots.

Japan’s V-22B Osprey squadron was transferred last week to the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Saga on the main ...

TOKYO and KOMATSU, Japan—The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) in April received its first set of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters equipped with Technical Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrades. The F-35As ...

Japan's air force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 military training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials said Thursday. While ...

Two crew are missing after the T-4 training aircraft operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed after taking off from Komaki Air Base, in the central Japanese prefecture of Aichi ...