Japan is the largest foreign operator of F-35 jets outside the U.S., with 105 F-35As and 42 F-35Bs.

Key Points and Summary – 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 ...

Japan is preparing to shift one of its most important northern air hubs into the era of fifth‑generation combat aviation, ...

Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-95 that flew down from the airspace east of the Korean Peninsula joined a pair of Chinese ...

Chinese officials took issue with Japan’s claim. Wang Xuemeng, a spokesman for the Chinese Navy, said in a statement that the ...

US B-52 bombers joined Japan’s fighter jets for joint drills a day after China–Russia bomber flights and recent radar-lock ...

American strategic bombers trained alongside Japanese aircraft in what Washington and Tokyo described as a demonstration of ...

Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa’s main island, Japan’s Defence ...

Tensions in the Asia-Pacific once again escalated in early December after Japan accused China of directing weapons-control radar at Japanese fighter ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense said a Chinese J-15 military jet took off from the Chinese carrier Liaoning near Japan’s ...

Japan has protested to China after a Chinese military jet locked its radar on Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa.