Russian and Chinese bombers conducted a joint patrol Tuesday, flying over the East China Sea and Western Pacific, prompting Seoul and Tokyo to scramble fighter aircraft to monitor the flights. At approximately 10:00 a.

Japan is going all-in on the F-35, expanding its order to 147 jets and becoming the largest Lightning II operator after the United States. -Tokyo will field 105 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs, with the STOVL variants flying from upgraded Izumo-class “Lightning carriers” and dispersed island bases.

Firefighters gather for a search operation as a Japanese air force plane crashed after taking off for a training flight, at a pond in Inuyama, central Japan, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Japan grounded most of its aging ...

Japan’s cabinet approved a Fiscal Year 2025 supplementary budget that is poised to put the country on track to dedicate upwards of two percent of its GDP to defense. The supplementary budget includes an additional $7 billion – or 1.

Japan’s shift to a massive F-35 fleet hasn’t made the Mitsubishi F-2 obsolete—it’s turned it into a specialist. -Derived from the F-16 but 25 percent larger, the F-2 carries more fuel, more weapons, and,

Japanese officials have also stated that the U.S. has kept Japanese authorities informed about this development, and that the Japanese government, officials in Aomori prefecture and in Misawa city are all well briefed. Misawa is one of the two bases which ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Space Force is standing up a new unit at this airlift hub in western Tokyo to address growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea, according to the service’s regional commander. The activation of U.S. Space Forces ...

A US B-2 Spirit bomber flew with Japanese F-35 stealth fighters for the first time. The aircraft rendezvoused as part of ongoing Bomber Task Force operations in the Indo-Pacific. The Air Force's B-2 bombers boast massive firepower and advanced stealth ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying, instead of heeding multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation ...

Space Force officials announced the creation of a new service component in Japan, as America's ally expands its own space operations and tensions with China continue to rise in the Pacific. U.S. Space Forces Japan, the branch's sixth service component, was ...

Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo held its second 5K memorial run honoring the crew of the CV-22 Osprey lost during a fatal mishap off the coast of Japan two years ago.