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  Japan   Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) • Kōkū Jieitai • 航空自衛隊
Japan (Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku (Nihon/Nippon))

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Air Weapons (Smart Bombs and Missiles): Customized For F-35A

Japan has ordered AGM-158B JASSM ER (extended range of 900 kilometers) gliding smart bombs for its F-15 fighter-bombers.

  
 

 

 
US B-1 Bombers, F-35 Fighters Fly to Korea in Show of Force
• US B-1 Bombers, F-35 Fighters Fly to Korea in Show of Force
— The bombers flew simulated strikes against North Korea's "core facilities", which probably mean....>>
 
Augmenting the JGSDF's AAV-7A1 Amphibians
• Augmenting the JGSDF's AAV-7A1 Amphibians
— The Japanese military is organising an Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade that is expected to ....>>
 
Japan to get new Hawkeyes in 2018
• Japan to get new Hawkeyes in 2018
— Northrop Grumman will deliver two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft t....>>
 
Japan Plans More Aggressive Defense
• Japan Plans More Aggressive Defense
— After almost seven decades of maintaining a limited defense posture, Japan should develop its a....>>
 
China-Japan Island Dispute Could Become Flashpoint

• China-Japan Island Dispute Could Become Flashpoint

  
 
China calls on Japan to lower tensions by stopping fighter plane scrambles • China calls on Japan to lower tensions by stopping fighter plane scrambles  
 
Tokyo tells planes to report to US military if near US base
• Tokyo tells planes to report to US military if near US base
— Japan has ordered aircraft to report to the US military first if they enter airspace near the m....>>
 
Enstrom 480B Receives Japanese Certification
• Enstrom 480B Receives Japanese Certification
— Enstrom Helicopter Corporation received Type Certificate Number 74 from the Japan Civil Aviatio....>>
 
Japan National Police Agency Orders Another GrandNew
• Japan National Police Agency Orders Another GrandNew
— AgustaWestland, are pleased to announce they have been awarded a contract by the JNPA.....>>
 
Japan Retains Confidence in F-35 Fighter, Defense Chief Says
• Japan Retains Confidence in F-35 Fighter, Defense Chief Says
— Japan is confident Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will overcome its de....>>
 
  Japan AIR FORCE NEWS ARCHIVES: News & Headlines
• Japanese Project F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Will Cost 50 Percent More Than Previously Estimated (10.09.2012)
• USAF F-16 crashed off Japan (23.07.2012)
• Northrop Grumman to Supply Additional Airborne Mine Hunting Systems to Japan (13.07.2012)
• JASDF Pilots In Arizona (10.07.2012)
• U.S., Japanese Officials Discuss Osprey Issues (25.06.2012)
• Japan to Buy 42 F-35A Fighters in $10Bn Deal But Will Defer 38 (2.05.2012)
• Japan National Police Agency Orders First GrandNew Helicopters (16.04.2012)
• Russia Stepping Up Air Surveillance Around Japan (11.04.2012)
• Japan Eyes Return To Atomic Bomb Base (11.04.2012)
• Japan Can Crash Down N.Korea Satellite If Necessary (17.03.2012)
• EC225 Helicopter selected by Japanese MOD (15.03.2012)
• Japan to Buy Six Modernized KC-130Rs for $170M (23.02.2012)
• Cope North kicks off at Andersen AB (12.02.2012)
• PLA sorties threaten encirclement (9.02.2012)
• Northrop Grumman Closes First International Sale of Airborne Capability (1.02.2012)
• AgustaWestland deliveres GrandNew to Japan (11.01.2012)
• Eurocopter is selected to EC225 for the Tokyo Fire Department's (22.12.2011)
• Japan Selects Japan with Local Assembly (22.12.2011)
• Pentagon hails Japan's F-35 order (19.12.2011)
• Japanese Self-Defence Force plans a major overhaul (17.10.2011)
 
• Japanese Project F-35A Joint Strike Fighter Will Cost 50 Percent More Than Previously Estimated (10.09.2012)
• USAF F-16 crashed off Japan (23.07.2012)
• Northrop Grumman to Supply Additional Airborne Mine Hunting Systems to Japan (13.07.2012)
• JASDF Pilots In Arizona (10.07.2012)
• U.S., Japanese Officials Discuss Osprey Issues (25.06.2012)
• Japan to Buy 42 F-35A Fighters in $10Bn Deal But Will Defer 38 (2.05.2012)
• Japan National Police Agency Orders First GrandNew Helicopters (16.04.2012)
• Russia Stepping Up Air Surveillance Around Japan (11.04.2012)
• Japan Eyes Return To Atomic Bomb Base (11.04.2012)
• Japan Can Crash Down N.Korea Satellite If Necessary (17.03.2012)
• EC225 Helicopter selected by Japanese MOD (15.03.2012)
• Japan to Buy Six Modernized KC-130Rs for $170M (23.02.2012)
• Cope North kicks off at Andersen AB (12.02.2012)
• PLA sorties threaten encirclement (9.02.2012)
• Northrop Grumman Closes First International Sale of Airborne Capability (1.02.2012)
• AgustaWestland deliveres GrandNew to Japan (11.01.2012)
• Eurocopter is selected to EC225 for the Tokyo Fire Department's (22.12.2011)
• Japan Selects Japan with Local Assembly (22.12.2011)
• Pentagon hails Japan's F-35 order (19.12.2011)
• Japanese Self-Defence Force plans a major overhaul (17.10.2011)
 
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• Eurocopter delivers EC135 T2 to National Police Agency
(31.01.2013)
Eurocopter Japan delivered a brand new EC135 T2 to the National Police Agency (NPA) on 30 January 2013....>>

• Eurocopter delivers 10th EC135 Training Helicopter to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
(31.01.2013)
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• Tokyo Scrambling More Jets Against China
(25.01.2013)
Japan scrambled fighter jets against Chinese planes far more frequently in the last quarter of 2012, underscoring growing concerns that the territorial dispute between the two nati...>>

• Obama's Asia Pivot in 2013
(6.01.2013)
As political tensions increase in East Asia, various pundits are questioning American strategy and ability to address security issues. Most of these questions challenged President ...>>

• Japan set to boost defense: media
(1.01.2013)
Japan’s government is likely to increase defense spending for the first time in 11 years, Japanese media reported yesterday, as newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ple...>>

• Defense Ministry studies Osprey use by Self-Defense Forces
(31.12.2012)
The Defense Ministry has started studies on equipping the Self-Defense Forces with the V-22 Osprey, the U.S. military transport aircraft whose safety record has sparked huge protes...>>

  




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