The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining a network of ground and air early-warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known as Blue Impulse and has provided air transport in UN peacekeeping missions.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force contains many units. The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Dec 12, 2024 · The Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from Dec. 9 - 11, 2024, for a subject matter expert exchange designed to enhance interoperability with U.S. Air Force KC-46A aircraft units.

Jan 16, 2025 · After the acquisition of 50 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missiles last year, Japan has now been granted the approval for 16 additional AGM-158s, reinforcing the JASDF’s long-range stand-off strike...

Fighter units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force are squadrons of fighter aircraft dedicated to the defense of Japan. As Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution states that the country renounces war, JASDF fighter squadrons have never been deployed in combat overseas.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) protects Japan's airspace, responds to disasters, and conducts international peace cooperation activities.

Dec 12, 2024 · The Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from Dec. 9 - 11, 2024, for a subject matter expert exchange designed to enhance interoperability with U.S. Air Force KC-46A aircraft units.

The [3]Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊, Kōkū Jieitai?), or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations.[2] The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an...

In Japan, there is no "air police force" corresponding to the police on land and the Japan Coast Guard at sea. Therefore, the JASDF is the only organization with responsibility for the peace and security of Japan's airspace, both in terms of peacetime and in contingencies.

Japan's ballistic missile defense is an effective multi-tier defense system equipped with the Patriot surface-to-air guided missile of the JASDF and the Aegis ship of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. Warning and control ground radar also plays a role in ballistic missile defense.