Military aircraft from China and Russia, which have approached Japanese airspace, have been the primary cause of Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter scrambles. (Janes) The Japan Air Self-Defense ...
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter in 2021. JSDF Photo Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year ...
Two Mitsubishi F-15J Eagles in service with the JASDF. Credit: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Subscribe for ads-free reading The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft 1,004 ...
The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian Air Force nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers, a Beriev A ...
Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country is under increasing pressure from the air. Analysts say it’s a pressure faced by few other nations. More than twice a day, Japanese ...