With the retirement of the 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron’s F-4EJ Kai Phantom IIs, the 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron became the sole squadron in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force flying the… Continue reading "The Last of the Samurai Phantoms: F-4EJ Kai 436 and the 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron in Profile"
Japan’s Minister of Defence Nobuo Kishi announced at a press conference on 30 October, that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been formally awarded a contract for the development of the successor… Continue reading "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Officially Contracted To Build F-2 Successor"
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s plans to upgrade its F-15J fleet faces the possibility of significant delays, following the discovery that setup costs for the upgrade work are significantly higher… Continue reading "Skyrocketing Setup Costs Likely To Delay Japan’s Super Interceptor Upgrades"
The Japanese Minister of Defense, Taro Kono, stated on 31 July that the Ministry of Defense was looking into the drafting of a framework agreement for international collaboration for the… Continue reading "Development of F-2 Replacement To Emphasize Freedom Of Modification"
On 28 July, Boeing announced that it had signed a Direct Commercial Sale agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to support the upgrading of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-15Js.… Continue reading "Boeing Partners With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries For F-15J Upgrades"
On 9 March, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron flew its final training sortie in their RF-4E and RF-4EJ Phantom IIs. The sortie was flown from the… Continue reading "Farewell Japanese Photo Phantoms"
Japan has reversed course on its decision to cease local assembly of its F-35 fighters, according to Nikkei. The Japanese government had previously decided to cease local assembly of F-35s… Continue reading "Japan Considering Continuing Local F-35 Assembly"
Taurus GmbH has proposed integrating their KEPD 350 air-to-surface cruise missile onto the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force’s (JASDF)F-2A multirole aircraft at the DSEI Japan exhibition in Chiba, Tokyo. Scale models… Continue reading "Taurus Proposes KEPD 350 For Japan’s F-2As"
On 12 November, Kongsberg revealed that it had been awarded a follow-on contract to deliver Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) for the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s F-35 fleet worth 450… Continue reading "Japan Awards Kongsberg Follow-On Contract for Joint Strike Missile"