Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.

The U.S. is scheduled to deploy 48 F-35A aircraft to Misawa Air Base in Japan to replace 36 older F-16 jets.

Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers. Eighty years ago, following its defeat in World War II, Japan ...

A Russian IL-20 Electronic Intelligence surveillance aircraft was observed flying over the Sea of Japan near Japan Oct. 25, 2025. Japan’s Joint Staff Office photo Russian IL-20 Electronic Intelligence ...

TOKYO >> Chinese fighter jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft near Japan’s Okinawa islands in two incidents, Japan’s defence minister said today, condemning the move as ...

Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near Japan's Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disputed. "These radar ...

Throughout U.S. military history, a small number of aircraft have done something more disruptive than outperform their ...