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![US Air Force Will Relocate MQ-9 Reaper Squadron to Okinawa US Air Force Will Relocate MQ-9 Reaper Squadron to Okinawa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-11-140901.jpg)
US Air Force Will Relocate MQ-9 Reaper Squadron to Okinawa
By Takahashi Kosuke
The drones will move to Kadena Air Base, part of a broader buildup of forces on Japan’s southwestern Nansei island chain.
![Japan Doubles Number of Fighter Jets Used for Intercepting Chinese Warplanes Japan Doubles Number of Fighter Jets Used for Intercepting Chinese Warplanes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
Japan Doubles Number of Fighter Jets Used for Intercepting Chinese Warplanes
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan increased the number of jets deployed for scrambles against foreign airplanes from two to four.
![China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-04-19_20-09-57.jpg)
China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Beijing slammed Japan’s air force for scrambling jets and locking radars on to Chinese military aircraft.
![Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japanese aircraft purportedly used fire-control radars to lock onto two PLAAF warplanes flying over the East China Sea.
![Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015 Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The number of sorties flown to ward off Chinese intrusions into Japan’s airspace has risen substantially.
![Japan Forms New Air Wing to Fend off China’s Advances in East China Sea Japan Forms New Air Wing to Fend off China’s Advances in East China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-01_10-54-12.jpg)
Japan Forms New Air Wing to Fend off China’s Advances in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Tokyo has recently doubled the number of fighter jets stationed at Okinawa's Naha Air Base.
![Japan to Build Defense Camps Near Disputed Islands Japan to Build Defense Camps Near Disputed Islands](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-20_04-28-01.jpg)
Japan to Build Defense Camps Near Disputed Islands
By Clint Richards
GSDF camps are to be built on three islands near the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands to handle “remote island attacks.”
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