Military aviation news
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August 20, 2026
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese and Russian aircraft continue to operate in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. Japan has said China’s Tengden…
Japan has unveiled details of the Tokyo Defense Ministry's budget request for 2027, which includes the development of underwater hypersonic missiles for strikes against…
August 19, 2026
Japan scrambled fighters to monitor Chinese surveillance aircraft near the prefectures of Nagasaki and Okinawa.
Japan appears to be enhancing its maritime strike capabilities, with the recent sighting of a new, long-range, stealthy, air-launched, anti-ship missile undergoing flight testing. A Mitsubishi F-2B…
August 18, 2026
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The incident temporarily closed one of the two runways servicing commercial traffic at the island’s Naha airport. A Boeing F-15J fighter jet operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)…
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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 fighter suffered an incident while landing at Naha Airport, in Okinawa, this Tuesday, August 18. The aircraft tilted toward one of…
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August 17, 2026
The data from the hosted payloads on QZS-7 and its predecessor QZS-6 will feed into the US Space Surveillance Network operated by the 18th Space Defense Squadron.
August 14, 2026
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters to escort a Chinese Y-9 intelligence aircraft that carried out a reconnaissance mission near Okinawa. The Chinese aircraft…
August 13, 2026
Japan and the Philippines took another step in integrating their air forces with an operation involving a Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighters. The activity…
August 12, 2026
Japan is strengthening its role in the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as it prepares for the next generation of air combat. The post Japan Turns to GCAP 6th-Gen Fighter Amid Most Advanced Jet in…
August 11, 2026
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike recently announced plans to build underground shelters in the Japanese city in order to provide safe and protective spaces…
August 5, 2026
The reinforced presence of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters at Kadena Air Base, in Okinawa, underscores the United States' strategic priority for the Indo-Pacific. The move took place during the…
USAF maintains high rotation of F-22s in Japan as Kadena awaits permanent arrival of F-15EX Eagle II
While awaiting completion of the arrival of its new F-15EX Eagle II fleet, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) continues to maintain a high rotation of its F-22 stealth fighters…
August 4, 2026
The UK, Italy and Japan’s crewed demonstrator for the Tempest sixth-generation fighter jet is in final assembly, its sensor testbed is flying and its combustor is being printed Continue reading…
With exercise BB26-1, the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth fighters deployed in Japan continue honing their combat capabilities in an area of responsibility as…
August 1, 2026
With the development and induction of hypersonic and cruise missiles, Japan is on the path to consolidating and expanding its long-range strike capability, a strategy adopted with the…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s reported interest in joining a European sixth-generation fighter programme—whether the UK, Japan and Italy-led Global Combat... The post…
July 31, 2026
JS Chōkai, a Kōngo class destroyer, is the first Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship to be equipped with the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM). Though an extensive operator of warships…
Japan has fired a Tomahawk cruise missile from a warship for the first time, the country’s Ministry of… The post Japan fires Tomahawk cruise missile from warship for first time appeared first on…
July 30, 2026
The previously unseen missile could be the air-launched Type 25, dramatically expanding the F-2’s standoff strike reach. The post Japanese F-2 Fighter Appears With New Large Stealth Cruise Missile…
Japan has fired its first Tomahawk from one of its destroyers, ushering in a new era of long-range cruise missile capability. The post Japan Has Officially Joined The Tomahawk Cruise Missile Club…
Photographs from Gifu Air Base show F-2B prototype 63-8101 carrying the new Air-Launched Type 25 anti-ship missile during the programme’s first publicly observed captive-carry flight tests. Japan…
July 24, 2026
Canada has joined the British-Italian-Japanese Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as its first Observer Nation. The GCAP is a multilateral effort launched in December 2022 when the UK, Italy and……
July 21, 2026
Canada has joined the GCAP fighter program as an observer, marking the first expansion beyond the founding members Britain, Italy and Japan.
July 16, 2026
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been seeking information from the private sector to support its review of the function and performance of a warning and control radar system that the force…
July 3, 2026
Japan, Italy and the U.K. have handed a £4.6 billion ($6.1 billion) development contract to their national champions building the GCAP jet.
