A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

On 9 December 2025, at Tsuiki Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), at least 16 F-2 fighter aircraft were ...

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers.

A US B-2 Spirit bomber flew with Japanese F-35 stealth fighters for the first time. The aircraft rendezvoused as part of ongoing Bomber Task Force operations in the Indo-Pacific. The Air Force's B-2 ...

Japanese officials have also stated that the U.S. has kept Japanese authorities informed about this development, and that the Japanese government, officials in Aomori prefecture and in Misawa city are ...

Though Europe has a long military history in Asia, it is quite rare for an Asian nation to send ships or aircraft to Europe, ...

The Japanese air force is transforming up to half of its 201 Boeing F-15J air-superiority fighters into deep-striking fighter-bombers. For the defensively-oriented Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the ...

Firefighters gather for a search operation as a Japanese air force plane crashed after taking off for a training flight, at a pond in Inuyama, central Japan, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Kyodo News via ...

In keeping with Japan’s ongoing military buildup, lawmakers approved a budget for 2026 that for the first time exceeds 9 ...

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B ...

TOKYO >> U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and Russian drills in the skies and seas ...