Even though Japan is making the transition to the F-35, the F-2s are still valuable; their anti-ship capabilities are truly ...

Japan's Ministry of Defense takes delivery of initial F-35B stealth fighters for deployment at Nyutabaru Air Base, with plans to acquire a total of 42 aircraft for enhanced military capabilities.

Japan has received its first three F-35B stealth fighter jets at an air base in the south. This move aims to strengthen ...

The U.S. military said the F-35 fleet supports the combined combat power of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the ...

After years of development, testing, and using an American-made aircraft, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force had its own strike ...

The 35th Fighter Wing on Friday denied reports that an Air Force fighter jet’s precautionary landing at Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan’s Aomori prefecture on June 18 disrupted a ...

Japan's Defense Ministry said a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber flew as close to 30 meters (98 feet) to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Wednesday and ...

Japan’s V-22B Osprey squadron was transferred last week to the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Saga on the main ...

Defense bureau officials explained the extended deployment to the prefecture during a meeting in Okinawa’s capital city, Naha ...

A UK Royal Air Force F-35B fighter jet made an emergency landing at Japan's Kagoshima airport after experiencing a mechanical ...

The F-35B is the second from the carrier HMS Prince of Wales to make a high-profile diversion to an airport during its ...