Tag
Japan Self-Defense Force
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.
April 24, 2019
Senior US Navy Official on Japan’s Missing F-35A: ‘We Have a Pretty Good Idea Where it Is’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
US and Japanese search efforts are reportedly closing in on the wreckage of a crashed Japanese F-35A fighter jet.
April 10, 2019
Slowly Blazing the Trail with the Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
The RAA negotiation process sets an important precedent that will inform Japan’s security relationships for years to come.
April 10, 2019
Japan Confirms F-35A Fighter Crashed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force confirmed that a missing F-35A has crashed.
April 10, 2019
Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Fighter Has Gone Missing Over Pacific Ocean
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s remaining fleet of 12 F-35As will remain grounded for the time being, according to the Japanese defense minister.