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FIGHTER JETS

U.K. Secretary of State for Defence John Healey (center left) shakes hands with Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (center right) at the Ministry of Defence in London on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2025
Japan and U.K. defense chiefs talk of deepening ties as fighter program progresses
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his British counterpart backed the quick formation of a joint venture for developing their new fighter jet with Italy.
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2025
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Beijing has also been making substantial investments to defend, expand and fortify its air bases.
A concept model of a next-generation fighter jet under joint development among Japan, Britain and Italy
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2025
Japan to map out defense export strategy within 2025
The strategy, which will present medium- and long-term targets for defense equipment exports, will be worked out via cooperation among government ministries.
A Chinese military aircraft flies in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in this screengrab of a video posted on Chinese social media on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 27, 2024
Images show new Chinese military aircraft designs, experts say
There was not enough detail for definitive conclusions regarding the two seemingly new Chinese military aircraft.
Dutch air force F-35 fighter jets take part in drills with NATO countries in March 2023.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2024
Dutch eyeing F-35 Indo-Pacific deployment in 2026, Japan envoy says
Rising geopolitical tensions are driving the Netherlands to work “more closely than ever before” with Indo-Pacific countries, particularly Japan.
Attendees view a concept model of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter plane at the BAE Systems pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, England, in July.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2024
Trilateral fighter project takes big step with joint venture deal
The U.K.-headquartered entity, to be set up by mid-2025, will be responsible for the industrial side of Japan, Britain and Italy's Global Combat Air Program.
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2024
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
USS George Washington was accompanied by a squadron of state-of-the-art F-35C Lightning II fighters.
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2024
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
The nations also reiterated their “unwavering commitment” to seeing the next-generation supersonic jet take to the sky by 2035.
Air Self-Defense Force F-35A fighter jets at the U.S. military's Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture. The deployment of the U.S. military's cutting-edge F-35A stealth fighters at the base will start in the spring of 2026.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024
F-35A deployment at Misawa base to start in spring 2026
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to spend about $10 billion to upgrade its fighter jets deployed in Japan over several years.
When Italy’s Cavour aircraft carrier visited Japan in August, it was the latest in a string of other ports of call by European nations such as Britain, Germany and France, all of whom are engaging in military and defense industry partnerships in East Asia.
ASIA PACIFIC / Longform
Oct 25, 2024
Will Europe's pivot to Asia have any teeth?
Deals are being made and carriers are making visits, but it is yet to be seen if nations on the other side of the world will come when a crisis hits.
Masami Oka
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024
Masami Oka named first head of fighter jet international body
The announcement of the trilateral body between Japan, Britain and Italy was timed to coincide with a meeting of their defense ministers on Saturday.
At this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled concepts of two drone systems that could potentially operate alongside the next-generation fighter aircraft that Japan is developing with Italy and Britain. The full-scale model on the left is of an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone while the other is a 1:10 scale model of a tactical combat drone.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2024
MHI and BAE showcase drones for potential use with GCAP fighter
The artificial intelligence-enabled drones are being designed to not only support and escort combat aircraft but also perform their own missions.
U.K. Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom says the Indo-Pacific region offers a unique opportunity to not only tackle shared security concerns but also to generate new sources of economic growth.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
U.K. envoy to Japan pushes back on Indo-Pacific disengagement concerns
The region — and Japan — remain “critical" to Britain's interests, Ambassador Julia Longbottom told The Japan Times.
Ukrainian F-16 jets. Ukraine received its first batch of F-16s this summer after the country’s leaders argued to the White House and allies in Europe for many months that they were essential to the war effort.
WORLD
Aug 30, 2024
F-16 fighter jet, recently supplied to Ukraine, crashes
The jet, one of just a handful, crashed while defending against a large Russian aerial assault on Monday, killing the pilot, Ukraine’s military said.
This screen shot from the Philippine Coast Guard video taken on Monday shows a Chinese air force fighter jet deploying flares near a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane that was flying near the Chinese-controlled, Philippine-claimed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2024
Philippines says China fired flares at its South China Sea plane
The unprovoked Chinese "harassment" included "deploying flares multiple times at a dangerously close distance of approximately 15 meters, Manila said.
A German Air Force Eurofighter jet takes off from Chitose Airbase in Hokkaido during Germany and Japan's first-ever bilateral fighter exercise, which ran from Monday to Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2024
Japan and Germany elevate ties with first joint fighter exercise
Named Nippon Skies, the aerial maneuvers took place in the airspace around the Air Self-Defense Force’s Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido.
A computer-generated image shows the new refined design of a next-generation fighter aircraft being co-developed by Japan, Britain and Italy.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 24, 2024
Japan has ‘no concerns’ over rumored hitch in joint fighter jet plans
While experts agree there are currently no indications that the U.K. might drop out of the program, the multilateral project still faces a number of challenges.
A full-scale model of the new design of a next-generation fighter that Japan, Italy and Britain plan to develop together is showcased Monday by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Leonardo and BAE Systems — the projects’ lead system integrators — at the Farnborough International Airshow near London on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2024
Japan and partners unveil design for cutting-edge new joint fighter
While unlikely to be the final design, the refined concept features major changes in the wing and aft fuselage areas ostensibly meant to improve its aerodynamics.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program fighter jet is displayed at the DSEI Japan defense show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba in March last year.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2024
U.K. defense chief to discuss joint fighter program with Italy and Japan
There has been speculation that the Labour Party might not recommit to the next-gen fighter program in light of a defense review it recently announced.
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2024
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
The stopover in Japan is part of a two-month, trinational Pacific Skies deployment that will also take the three countries’ air forces to Australia, India and Hawaii.

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