Featured in JASDFBYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareMarine Corps F-35s Are About To Be The First Fighters To Fly From A Japanese Carrier Since WWIINext week, F-35B stealth fighters are due to go aboard the newly modified Japanese carrier Izumo for the first time. BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareBYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareJapanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many DaysIt isn’t clear if the surge in Chinese drone presence over the East China Sea is indicative of a new trend or prelude to a major naval movement. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareAir Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out OfThe Air Force is evaluating using the Pegasus for limited operational missions, but it’s still years away from providing its intended mission set. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareSo Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline PhantomsThe Japan Air Self-Defense Force will retire its last frontline F-4 Phantom fighter jets as more F-35s wait in the wings. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareIt’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next FighterAerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 29, 2020ShareThe F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A RealityBoeing and Mitsubishi move forward with joint plans to implement F-15JSI upgrade to complement Japan’s big new F-35 fleet. BYJamie HunterJul 29, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020ShareBoeing Says India And Israel Are The Focus For Future Advanced F-15 Eagle SalesWith the Air Force contracting Boeing for as many as 200 F-15EXs, additional exports of advanced Eagles could soon follow suit. BYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareApproval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier AmbitionsJapan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareCheck Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite ImageOne of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareJapan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”The new configuration includes a new radar, mission computer, electronic warfare suite, and will also ensure the F-15J flies for Japan for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareYou Can Buy Japan’s ‘Air Force One’ 747 Jumbo JetThe pristine 28-year-old 747-400 served 14 Prime Ministers, but has low time and is outfitted with a tasteful and very functional custom interior. BYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 30, 2019ShareHere’s Everything We Know About The Ongoing Search For Japan’s Crashed F-35 (Updated)The search and rescue effort continues for the F-35 and its pilot with a U-2 spy plane and submarine rescue vessel joining the effort. BYTyler RogowayJul 30, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2019ShareRemains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed AircraftThe majority of the doomed F-35 is still unrecovered and foreign adversaries would love to get their hands on any of it. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely UnrecoveredJapan says the American salvage team helped recover parts of the jet and that it will continue the search for the rest of the aircraft and its pilot. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareMarine Corps F-35s Are About To Be The First Fighters To Fly From A Japanese Carrier Since WWIINext week, F-35B stealth fighters are due to go aboard the newly modified Japanese carrier Izumo for the first time. BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021Share
BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareJapanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many DaysIt isn’t clear if the surge in Chinese drone presence over the East China Sea is indicative of a new trend or prelude to a major naval movement. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareAir Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out OfThe Air Force is evaluating using the Pegasus for limited operational missions, but it’s still years away from providing its intended mission set. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareSo Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline PhantomsThe Japan Air Self-Defense Force will retire its last frontline F-4 Phantom fighter jets as more F-35s wait in the wings. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareIt’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next FighterAerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 29, 2020ShareThe F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A RealityBoeing and Mitsubishi move forward with joint plans to implement F-15JSI upgrade to complement Japan’s big new F-35 fleet. BYJamie HunterJul 29, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020ShareBoeing Says India And Israel Are The Focus For Future Advanced F-15 Eagle SalesWith the Air Force contracting Boeing for as many as 200 F-15EXs, additional exports of advanced Eagles could soon follow suit. BYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareApproval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier AmbitionsJapan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareCheck Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite ImageOne of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareJapan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”The new configuration includes a new radar, mission computer, electronic warfare suite, and will also ensure the F-15J flies for Japan for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareYou Can Buy Japan’s ‘Air Force One’ 747 Jumbo JetThe pristine 28-year-old 747-400 served 14 Prime Ministers, but has low time and is outfitted with a tasteful and very functional custom interior. BYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 30, 2019ShareHere’s Everything We Know About The Ongoing Search For Japan’s Crashed F-35 (Updated)The search and rescue effort continues for the F-35 and its pilot with a U-2 spy plane and submarine rescue vessel joining the effort. BYTyler RogowayJul 30, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2019ShareRemains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed AircraftThe majority of the doomed F-35 is still unrecovered and foreign adversaries would love to get their hands on any of it. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareU.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely UnrecoveredJapan says the American salvage team helped recover parts of the jet and that it will continue the search for the rest of the aircraft and its pilot. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019Share
