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![What’s Missing From Japan’s Defense Buildup? What’s Missing From Japan’s Defense Buildup?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-04-143049.jpg)
What’s Missing From Japan’s Defense Buildup?
By Joseph Ross
Tokyo wants long-range strike assets, but these demand the support of a robust intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance architecture.
![Japan’s Defense Ministry Requests Largest Ever Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 Japan’s Defense Ministry Requests Largest Ever Budget for Fiscal Year 2024](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-31-140239.jpg)
Japan’s Defense Ministry Requests Largest Ever Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan's defense build-up, including pursuit of a counter-strike capability, continues to require record-setting funds.
![Japan, France to Conduct First Joint Fighter Jet Drill Japan, France to Conduct First Joint Fighter Jet Drill](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-07-18-204304.jpg)
Japan, France to Conduct First Joint Fighter Jet Drill
By Takahashi Kosuke
The drill continues a trend of Japan's expanding security links with European powers, while France looks to the Indo-Pacific.
![Japan, India to Conduct First Joint Fighter Jet Drill in January Japan, India to Conduct First Joint Fighter Jet Drill in January](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-12-173849.jpg)
Japan, India to Conduct First Joint Fighter Jet Drill in January
By Takahashi Kosuke
The exercises, Veer Guardian 2023, mark a historic milestone in the two nation’s defense and security ties.
![Japan Air Self-Defense Force Points to Vertigo in Fatal January Crash Japan Air Self-Defense Force Points to Vertigo in Fatal January Crash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-04-145150.jpg)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Points to Vertigo in Fatal January Crash
By Kosuke Takahashi
Spatial disorientation of pilots was the likely cause of the January F-15 crash, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force says.
![F-15 Crash Highlights Japan’s Aging Aircraft F-15 Crash Highlights Japan’s Aging Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-04-145150.jpg)
F-15 Crash Highlights Japan’s Aging Aircraft
By Kosuke Takahashi
The incident casts a shadow on the pace of Japan’s F-15 upgrade program.
![What Is Japan’s Next Generation Fighter Concept About? What Is Japan’s Next Generation Fighter Concept About?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-19-5.jpg)
What Is Japan’s Next Generation Fighter Concept About?
By Robert Farley
More information about Japan’s next generation fighter concept has emerged.
![What Will Japan’s Next Fighter Project Look Like? What Will Japan’s Next Fighter Project Look Like?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-18-5.jpg)
What Will Japan’s Next Fighter Project Look Like?
By Robert Farley
From the outside, it may look a lot different than any other country’s fighter. On the inside, it may share crucial components with one or more international partners.
![US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F-35 Stealth Fighters in Japan US Defense Contractor to Build Upgrade Facility for F-35 Stealth Fighters in Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-f-35a_from_the_japan_air_force.jpg)
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.
![Japan’s Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash Japan’s Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26992681_1579725438811046_6771942380551016136_n.jpg)
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.
![China, Russia Conduct First Ever Joint Strategic Bomber Patrol Flights in Indo-Pacific Region China, Russia Conduct First Ever Joint Strategic Bomber Patrol Flights in Indo-Pacific Region](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-07-23-at-9.09.36-am.jpg)
China, Russia Conduct First Ever Joint Strategic Bomber Patrol Flights in Indo-Pacific Region
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan scrambled fighter jets to escort the bombers, while South Korean aircraft fired warning shots against a Russian plane that reportedly violated the country's airspace.
![Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26992681_1579725438811046_6771942380551016136_n.jpg)
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.
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