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This list of military aircraft of Japan includes project, prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era. This includes both domestically developed Japanese designs, licensed variants of foreign designs, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of Japan.
Tanker. KC-767, KC-130. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊, Kōkū Jieitai), JASDF (空自, Kūji), also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, [ 2 ] is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warfare ...
The Mitsubishi F-X (unofficially called F-3) is a sixth-generation stealth fighter in development for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It is Japan's first domestically developed stealth fighter jet and will replace the Mitsubishi F-2 by the mid-2030s. [1] Its development is to also bolster the nation's defense industry and potentially ...
The Kawasaki C-2 (previously XC-2 and C-X) is a mid-size, twin- turbofan engine, long range, high speed military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company. In June 2016, the C-2 formally entered service with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). [2][3][4] There are ongoing efforts to sell it overseas to ...
1942. 1532. IJN. Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden Navy Land-Based Interceptor. George. 1943. 1435. IJN. Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter.
ShinMaywa US-2. The ShinMaywa US-2 is a large Japanese short takeoff and landing amphibious aircraft that employs boundary layer control technology for enhanced STOL and stall suppression performance. Manufactured by seaplane specialist ShinMaywa (formerly Shin Meiwa), it was developed from the earlier Shin Meiwa US-1A seaplane, which was ...
The Mitsubishi F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, and manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, with a 60/40 split in manufacturing between Japan and the United States. The basis of the F-2's design is the F-16 Agile Falcon, an ...
A search is underway for two Navy crew members who were onboard the EA-18G Growler aircraft that crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday.. The aircraft took off from Naval Air Station Whidbey ...