Japan—a key United States ally—sent its air force to North America and Europe to strengthen cooperation with NATO amid threats from Russia, China and North Korea. Newsweek has emailed the Russian and ...
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 ...
On an Air Force base in northern Japan, a newly formed squadron of bomb builders has begun assembling munitions in anticipation of a new era in regional airpower. Activated on June 17, the 35th ...
Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru announced at a press conference on June 25 that Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) will conduct a series of joint drills with the air forces of Germany, ...