ASDF plane leaves on mission to bring supplies to Ukrainian refugees
The transporter is the first plane to operate on the mission. It will pick up humanitarian relief supplies in the United Arab Emirates and bring the items to Poland.
Japan scrambled second most fighters on record in fiscal 2021 amid China spy activity
There were 722 scrambles in response to Chinese aircraft, up from 458 in the previous year and also the second-highest number on record.
Japan enacts law to allow SDF to engage in foreign national-only rescues
The House of Councilors passed a bill to remove a restriction in the law on SDF operations limiting the rescue of non-Japanese individuals to those accompanying Japanese citizens.
Japan and U.S. hold F-35 stealth fighter joint drill for first time
The Air Self-Defense Force said Tuesday it conducted its first joint exercise with the U.S. Air Force involving their respective F-35A advanced stealth fighter jets. The drill over the Sea of Japan off northeastern Japan last Thursday marked "a major milestone in the improvement of ...
Search continues for missing F-15 fighter jet crew in Sea of Japan
Radar contact with the aircraft, which had a crew of two aboard, was lost around 5:30 p.m. above waters about 5 kilometers from Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Computer glitch causes Air Self-Defense Force F-35A emergency landing
The computer system glitch was found in an inspection led by Misawa base technicians. A similar malfunction hit an F-35A in the past, according to the ASDF.
The Air Self-Defense Force took delivery of the jet under a contract first signed in 2017.
Windshield falls from ASDF F-2 fighter plane over city in Fukuoka
According to the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office, no damage related to the fall of the object has been confirmed.
Japan's Defense Ministry to launch second SDF space unit next fiscal year
The Defense Ministry plans to establish a second space operations unit at the Air Self-Defense Force's Hofu Kita Air Base in Yamaguchi Prefecture in fiscal 2022, informed sources said Saturday. The squadron will monitor sabotage activities against Japanese satellites. Japan aims to keep up with the ...
Japan and Philippines to hold first joint air force exercises
The exercises will include a Japanese C-130H cargo aircraft and its personnel, which together with Philippine airmen, will simulate delivery of relief goods to isolated areas.
Blue Impulse to skywrite Olympic rings on opening day of games
The ASDF aerobatics team gave similar performances at the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
This will be the first large-scale military exercise involving the three countries under the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, according to South Korean media.
