Tag: Japan

Exclusive: First Japanese F-35B Makes Maiden Flight

The aircraft is the first of 42 F-35B Lightning IIs that will…

Local Officials Protest After U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Emergency Landing Closes Misawa Airport

Misawa Airport, currently hosting B-1B Lancers on a Bomber Task Force deployment,…

B-1B Lancer Arrivals at Misawa Air Base Mark First Bomber Task Force Deployment to Japan

Aircraft and personnel assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess…

Japan Contracts Mitsubishi to Produce New Standoff Precision Missile

Japan is expanding its standoff strike arsenal with a new precision missile…

The JMSDF Retires the U-36A After 37 Years of Service

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last…

F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet…