Tag
Japan Self-Defense Force
November 05, 2019
Japan to Receive Additional US Supersonic Ballistic Missile Interceptors
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan will take delivery of additional Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors, according to the Pentagon.
September 18, 2019
Can the Japan Self-Defense Force Age Gracefully?
By Yoshimitsu Sato
How the JSDF should adapt to a shrinking population and an aging society in Japan.
September 17, 2019
US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F-35 Stealth Fighters in Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to build a F-35 maintenance repair and upgrade facility in Japan.
August 10, 2019
Japan’s Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Pilot vertigo rather than a mechanical problem was the cause of the crash in April, according to a JASDF investigative report.
August 06, 2019
Japan’s F-35A Fighter Jets Resume Flight Operations
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan resumed training missions of its F-35As last Thursday.
August 01, 2019
Japan’s Marines Storm Beach Alongside Australian, US Troops
By Franz-Stefan Gady
This year’s Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia included amphibious assault drills involving Japanese, Australian, and U.S. troops.
June 10, 2019
Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Pilot Error Likely Cause of F-35A Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s air force says that “spatial disorientation” likely caused the pilot to crash his F-35A into the Pacific Ocean on April 9.
June 07, 2019
Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese minister of defense officially confirmed the death of a pilot who went missing with his F-35A on April 9.
June 04, 2019
Japan Stops Search for Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese government has stopped searching for a F-35A fighter aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean almost two months ago.
May 11, 2019
US Navy Ends Search for Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has officially ended its search for a missing Japanese F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed last month.
May 08, 2019
Japan Recovers Parts of Crashed F-35A‘s Flight Data Recorder
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Part of the flight data recorder was recovered “on or after May 3,” according to Japan’s defense minister.
April 30, 2019
Has Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Been Found?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. general says the wreckage has been found; other U.S. military spokespeople deny that.
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