Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two ...

The future F-35A jet squadron on Hokkaido will be Japan's fifth unit operating the stealth aircraft, the defense ministry ...

Japan has ordered more Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35A fighter jets under a new contract announced on December 19, 2025. Worth about $79 million, the deal marks Japan’s fifth follow-on order and ...

US nuclear-capable bombers conducted joint flights with Japanese fighter jets over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, in a clear ...

Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-95 that flew down from the airspace east of the Korean Peninsula joined a pair of Chinese ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --The Japanese Air Self Defense Force on Thursday deployed its first three F-35B stealth fighters in southwestern Japan. The three stealth fighters were piloted by U.S. personnel as they ...

US nuclear-capable bombers joined Japanese fighter planes for a flight over the Sea of Japan, Tokyo said Thursday. This comes ...

Japan and the US conducted joint air drills over the Sea of Japan with B-52 bombers and Japanese fighters, signaling ...

TOKYO >> U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in ...

Japanese fighters train with US B-52s and USS George Washington arrives in Yokosuka amid heightened China-Japan tensions.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has confirmed plans to establish a new F-35A Lightning II squadron at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, marking another major step in the country’s fleet modernization ...