The Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) will provide Japan Air Self-Defense Force a critical air defense capability to assist in defending the…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
JASDF Restarted F-35 Flights following April Crash
by Dario LeoneJapan Air Self Defense Force F-35 stealth fighter aircraft restarted on Aug. 1, 2019. Japan’s Defence Ministry Takeshi Iwaya said flights…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
JASDF F-35s made 7 emergency landings before crash. However Japan assures U.S. it will continue to buy the jet.
by Dario LeoneTwo of the emergency landings involved faults in the F-35 that later crashed. Takeshi Iwaya, Japan’s Minister of Defense, has assured…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
First Japanese-assembled F-35A has crashed. Twelve remaining JASDF F-35As grounded.
by Dario LeoneThe mishap aircraft, F-35A #79-8705 (construction number AX-05), is the first Japanese-assembled F-35A, and was rolled out in Nagoya on Jun.…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
JASDF F-35A Stealth Fighter goes missing over the Pacific Ocean
by Dario LeoneThe F-35A stealth fighter was on a training flight 135km away from Misawa Air Base. A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)…
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Military Aviation
Japan would like to sell its Cold War Era F-15s back to U.S. so that Washington can sell them to S.E. Asia
by Dario LeoneCurrently Japan deploys about 200 F-15s. About half the fleet has been overhauled, but the 100 or so fighters being eyed…
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Military Aviation
Lockheed Martin’s F-22, F-35 hybrid for Japan will cost $177 million instead of $133 million per aircraft
by Dario LeoneWhile Lockheed Martin’s proposal for F-22, F-35 hybrid is most suitable, the price is much higher than the $133 million per aircraft…
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Military Aviation
Northrop Grumman wants to help Japan build its next generation fighter
by Dario LeoneNorthrop Grumman’s bid would compete with Lockheed Martin proposals that include a hybrid stealth design based on its F-35 Lightning II…
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The country, that is already buying the F-35, would like to field a new air superiority fighter from 2030 to deter…
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Military Aviation
Japan pays $33 million more for each locally built F-35A stealth fighter aircraft
by Dario LeoneThe price of each F-35A depends greatly on the foreign exchange rate of each fiscal year and the difference in procurement…
