Reports from the Japanese Air Self Defence Force state that recently, their F-15 jet nose-dived into the Sea on Monday. It happened not long after the jet took to air from the Komatsu Airbase located in the Ishikawa Prefecture. A part of the fighter that went missing was on its way to training with two crew members at sea, and life-saving equipment was discovered on the … [Read more...] about Japan’s F-15 Jet Crashed Into Sea And Crew Members Are Still Missing
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Japanese Fighter Jets Scrambled Chinese And Russian Jets A Record Number Of 785 Times This Year
Between April and December of last year, Air Self-Defense Force jets were dispatched to intercept international aircraft entering Japanese airspace a record number of times, with the vast majority of occurrences involving Chinese warplanes testing Japan's air defenses around the Okinawan islands. According to a military analyst, Japanese air units are operating under … [Read more...] about Japanese Fighter Jets Scrambled Chinese And Russian Jets A Record Number Of 785 Times This Year
Russia Warns Japan To Not Intrude Regarding Matters With Ukraine
The Russian foreign minister's office warned Japan to avoid the Ukraine crisis. This is after U.S. officials referred to a "close alliance" with Fumio Kishida, the Japanese Prime Minister, in the context of a possible eruption of violence in Eastern Europe. The Foreign Ministry Of Russia expresses "puzzlement" at why Japan is trying to intrude and is willing to take action … [Read more...] about Russia Warns Japan To Not Intrude Regarding Matters With Ukraine
Japanese And Chinese Aircrafts Carrier Sail Extremely Close While Patrolling
The Chinese government has published video footage and photos showing the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo sailing very near to China's People's Army Navy's flattop Liaoning and its escorts in some recent drills in the Pacific. This follows after Japanese officials revealed plans to establish an emergency hotline for the military personnel in China to prevent potential changes … [Read more...] about Japanese And Chinese Aircrafts Carrier Sail Extremely Close While Patrolling
Japan To Develop Railguns To Intercept China’s Hypersonic Missile
Japanese Defense Ministry will develop an approach to intercept hostile missiles by using magnetically-powered projectiles to counter the hyper-sonic missiles developed by other nations such as Russia, China, and North Korea. The ministry is focusing its efforts on railgun technology which can launch projectiles when current is induced to the magnetic field. These shots are … [Read more...] about Japan To Develop Railguns To Intercept China’s Hypersonic Missile
Japan To Resume The Fighter Jet F-15J ‘Super Interceptor’ Upgrade
The Japanese government has included the modernization of Japan's F-15 fleet into the F-15JSI (Japan Super Interceptor) variant in the fiscal year 2022. The program was brought to a halt in 2020 because of the rising cost, partly due to the necessity of upgrading the production line and switching to modern digital warfare technology. After discussions between Japan and US … [Read more...] about Japan To Resume The Fighter Jet F-15J ‘Super Interceptor’ Upgrade
Japan’s Second Diesel-Electric Submarine Hakugei Enters The Sea
On the 14th of October of 2020, Japan launched its first diesel-electric submarine, Taigei, as in the Big Whale. Now, exactly a year later, Japan launched the second submarine of the same class named Hakugei meaning the White Whale into the waters. The previous submarine entered the waters through the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard, and this one got into the water from … [Read more...] about Japan’s Second Diesel-Electric Submarine Hakugei Enters The Sea
Japan Is Preparing To Support Taiwan If China Attacks
On Tuesday, the foreign ministry of Japan announced that it would examine the "options" and will make "preparations" to support Taiwan should China continues to increase its military assault. When asked by reporters how Tokyo feels about Beijing's record-breaking flying overflights across Taiwanese airspace in the last few weeks, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu … [Read more...] about Japan Is Preparing To Support Taiwan If China Attacks
Remodeled Japanese Aircraft Carrier Successful in Initial Landing And Take-Off Tests With Jets from US Marines
Recently China has been actively developing and investing in its military, and some tensions have been noticed between China and Japan on the sea borders. At the start of the week, the two US F-35Bs landed on and then took off from the newly built deck of the Izumo- for the very first time, an aircraft with fixed wings has been operating from the deck of a Japanese carrier … [Read more...] about Remodeled Japanese Aircraft Carrier Successful in Initial Landing And Take-Off Tests With Jets from US Marines