Two-seat all-weather tactical fighter, ground-attack version for the United States Air Force; supported a wide spectrum of weapons including AIM-4 Falcon, AGM-12 Bullpup, and nuclear weapons; wider main wheel tires resulted in distinctive wing bulges; J79-GE-15 engines with provision for cartridge start; boom refueling instead of Navy's probe an...

Delivered new to the JASDF in 1975, this RF-4EJ was the 2nd last of a batch of 14 initially ordered by Japan. In the 1990's, an additional 17 F-4EJ's were converted to (R)F-EJ Kai and joined the ranks of Hikotai 501 based in Hyakuri.

Apr 13, 2016 · Number Built: F-4E - 5,195 / F-4EJ - 154 with 138 built in Japan under license. Interesting trivia: Each aircraft has 54,197 feet of wiring and 643,000 fasteners holding it together. Engines: 2 X General Electric J79-GE-17 turbojets, 11,870 lb.s.t …

Most of the systems integrated in the F-4EJ were also implemented in the RF-4EJ and as a result the AN/APQ-99 radar was replaced by an improved Texas Instruments AN/APQ-172 radar. A new inertial navigation system was fitted, as well as an infrared reconnaissance system, digital cockpit displays, and a VHF radio to replace the existing UHF system.

Mar 9, 2020 · The F-4EJ “Kai” (“extra”) is the latest Japanese variant of the Phantom that has been modernized from the EJ version in the mid-1980s with the installation of a new AN/APG-66J pulse ...

Dec 3, 2024 · The RF-4EJ was a local Japanese air service model with a nose-mounted M61 Vulcan cannon. 15 aircraft were converted to the standard. The final variant of the RF-4 became the RF-4/TM "Isik" operated by the Turkish Air Force - having since been thoroughly modernized to keep up with battlefield requirements and emerging threats.

Dec 4, 2019 · This Phantom is a Mitsubishi license built F-4EJ that was converted for reconnaissance use and redesignated as an RF-4EJ

Apr 18, 2020 · 航空自衛隊が配備する偵察機RF-4E/EJが退役した。 この機体を運用する部隊が廃止されたことで機体も引退することになったのだ。 2020年3月9日、RF-4E/EJを運用する空自偵察航空隊・第501飛行隊はホームベースの百里基地（茨城県）で、「偵察航空隊飛行訓練終了セレモニー」という行事を催行し、文字通り偵察機RF-4E/EJのラストフライトを行なった。 これで日本の空から偵察機が消えたことになる。 後任は無人機が担う構想があるというが、詳 …

Mar 10, 2020 · The F-4EJ fleet will retire by the end of the year, and Japan is buying 150 F-35s—including the vertical takeoff and landing F-35B version—to bolster its aging air fleet.

Nov 24, 2020 · After retiring its last F-4EJ Phantom fighters, 301 Hikotai will now relocate to Misawa AB to become the second F-35A unit of the JASDF. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) celebrated the...