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Japan reports that a Chinese Y-9Z surveillance aircraft violated its airspace in what it says is the first time such an incident has taken place.
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Chinese Electronic Intelligence Plane Makes Unprecedented Incursion Into Japanese Airspace

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

The entire fleet of U.S. V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft has been temporarily grounded after a mishap involving an AFSOC CV-22 last month at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Japan

CV-22 Osprey Crash In Japan Was Caused By Gearbox Failure

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 1, 2024

Retired Marine Col. Charles Del Pizzo offered his version of the 2023 mishap in which his F-35B stealth fighter kept flying for 12 minutes after he ejected.
Japan

F-35B Pilot Seen Leaping From Jet In Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 12, 2024

The Pentagon has made a new announcement about the first forward-deployments of Air Force F-35As and F-15EXs to Japan, as well as changes to the Marine Corps' F-35B force in that country.
Japan

USAF F-35As To Be Based In Japan Replacing Wild Weasel F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 3, 2024

Marines train with an ACV in 2022
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USMC’s New ACV Amphibious Assault Vehicles Have Arrived In Japan

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jul 2, 2024

Naha Air Base temporarily moves its F-15s in light of a tsunami warning
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Japan’s Tsunami-Fleeing F-15s Took To The Road

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Apr 5, 2024

The new radar for Japan's future cruiser-sized Aegis System Equipped Vessels has successfully tracked targets in space for the first time.
Japan

Radar For Japan’s New Missile Defense Ships Passes Critical Space Object Tracking Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 2, 2024

A sortie today by a Chinese WZ-7 could be more significant beyond just being the apparent first time one of these drones has flown over the Sea of Japan.
Japan

China’s WZ-7 High-Altitude Drone Makes First Known Flight Over Sea Of Japan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 27, 2024

Japan Wants T-7 Red Hawk As Its Next Trainer: Report
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Japan Wants T-7 Red Hawk As Its Next Trainer: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 26, 2024

The grounding of all US military V-22 Ospreys following a crash in November 2023 has been lifted.
Japan

V-22 Osprey Finally Cleared To Fly After Three Month Grounding

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 8, 2024

F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report
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F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 18, 2023

This versatile, self-deployable aircraft offers increased speed and range over other rotary-wing aircraft, enabling Air Force Special Operations Command aircrews to execute long-range special operations missions. The CV-22 can perform missions that normally would require both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The CV-22 takes off vertically and, once airborne, the nacelles (engine and prop-rotor group) on each wing can rotate into a forward position.
Japan

Calls For V-22 Osprey Grounding In Japan After Fatal Crash

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 30, 2023

A CV-22 Osprey from the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 over Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.
Japan

CV-22B Osprey Tilt-Rotor Crashes Off Japanese Coast

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 29, 2023

Japan is seeking 400 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles.
Japan

Japan Approved To Buy 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 19, 2023

MOgami Frigate
Japan

Japan’s Futuristic Mogami Frigates: Everything You Need To Know

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 17, 2023

F-15J intake maneuvering demonstration
Japan

F-15’s Tilting Air Intakes Showcased In Awesome Video

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 4, 2023

Test firing of Japanese railgun
Japan

Japan’s Railgun Performs First Test Firing At Sea

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 18, 2023

JAPANESE BMD DESTROYER
Japan

Japan’s Missile Defense Ships Will Now Be Multi-Role, Cruiser-Like

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 31, 2023

JASDF_C-2 airdrop demonstration
Japan

Japan Eyes Turning C-2 Cargo Jets Into Standoff Missile Carriers

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 7, 2023

"New SSM," Japan MoD
Japan

Japan Kicks Off New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Project

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 8, 2023

SEA GUARDIAN MQ-9B
Japan

Taiwan Says It Doesn’t Plan To Share Drone Intel With U.S., Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 8, 2023

JS Kaga pictured at at a dock in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 20
Japan

Japan’s Converted F-35B Carrier Leaves Dock Sporting New Bow

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Apr 21, 2023

Atomic blast mushroom cloud, 1945
Japan

Iconic Atomic Bomb Blast Imagery From Japan Almost Never Happened

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Japan's Aegis system-equipped vessels for ballistic missile defense
Japan

First Rendering Of Japan’s Ballistic Missile Defense Ship Concept Released

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Japan Air Self-Defense Force's RQ-4B takes maiden flight
Japan

Japan Flies Its RQ-4 Global Hawk For The First Time

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Dec 22, 2022

UK JAPAN FIGHTER
Japan

New Stealth Fighter Will Be Developed Jointly By Japan, Britain, Italy

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 9, 2022

F-35 nose gear collapse
Japan

Marine Corps F-35B Ends Up Nose-Down In Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

Kadena F-15
Japan

Air Force Confirms Permanently Based U.S. F-15s Leaving Japan For Good

By Tyler Rogoway, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

F-15 Eagles
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U.S. F-15s To Leave Okinawa Without Permanent Replacement: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

Why Japan Didn’t Try To Intercept The North Korean Ballistic Missile
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Why Japan Didn’t Try To Intercept The North Korean Ballistic Missile

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Japan Aegis Missile Defense
Japan

Japan Plans Giant Missile Defense Ships, Its Largest Post-WWII Surface Combatants

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

JASDF_F-15J_MAVERICK
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Japan Unveils Top Gun 2 Themed F-15 Eagle

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 2, 2022

Maps and pictures showing various Chinese and Russian naval vessels that have been sailing around Japanese territory in June 2022.
Japan

Burst Of Chinese, Russian Naval Activity Tracked In Waters Around Japan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

Hatsuyuki class
Japan

This Shot Of 11 Japanese Hatsuyuki-Class Destroyers Is Damn Impressive

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 17, 2022

Japan F-3 fighter
Japan

Did America Just Miss Its Chance To Help Build Japan’s Future Fighter?

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 17, 2022

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Spotted Off Taiwan In Satellite Imagery
Japan

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Spotted Off Taiwan In Satellite Imagery

By Stetson Payne, detresfa_

Posted on May 14, 2022

Japan Spotted Loaded-Up Russian Amphibious Warships That May Be Headed To Ukraine
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Japan Spotted Loaded-Up Russian Amphibious Warships That May Be Headed To Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 18, 2022

U.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious Plane
Japan

U.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 23, 2022

Scores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested Waters
Japan

Scores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested Waters

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 22, 2022

China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier
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China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report
Japan

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

United Kingdom Details Plans To Build Future Fighter Jet Engine With Japan
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United Kingdom Details Plans To Build Future Fighter Jet Engine With Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 22, 2021

Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor
Japan

Flying Boats Flew Japan’s Little-Known Follow-On Raid On Pearl Harbor

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 8, 2021

Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan
Japan

Armada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around Japan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video
Japan

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video

By Brian O'Rourke, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

Indian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This Year
Japan

Indian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This Year

By Michael Peck

Updated on Sep 30, 2021

F-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor Abroad
Japan

F-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor Abroad

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 16, 2021

Japanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many Days
Japan

Japanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many Days

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 27, 2021

Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft
Japan

Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 9, 2021

This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War
Japan

This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 27, 2021

An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan
Japan

An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles
Japan

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 20, 2021

China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait
Japan

China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait

By Adam Kehoe

Updated on Apr 4, 2021

North Korea Carried Out The First Known Test Of Its Newest Ballistic Missile
Japan

North Korea Carried Out The First Known Test Of Its Newest Ballistic Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 26, 2021

The Navy Recovered This Sunken Seahawk Helicopter From Three-And-A-Half Miles Below The Sea
Japan

The Navy Recovered This Sunken Seahawk Helicopter From Three-And-A-Half Miles Below The Sea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 23, 2021

Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)
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Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 9, 2021

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms
Japan

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Japan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis Ashore
Japan

Japan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis Ashore

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 2, 2020

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter
Japan

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future
Japan

Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 23, 2020

Japan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Submarine
Japan

Japan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Submarine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 15, 2020

Of Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No Sense
Japan

Of Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No Sense

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 14, 2020

Check Out These Dramatic Photos Of The Recent Fire Aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche
Japan

Check Out These Dramatic Photos Of The Recent Fire Aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 24, 2020

The F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality
Japan

The F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 29, 2020