MELBOURNE — Japan’s government has confirmed it will rename its air force to reflect a broadened mission set to include outer ...

The Japanese air force is transforming up to half of its 201 Boeing F-15J air-superiority fighters into deep-striking fighter-bombers. For the defensively-oriented Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the ...

Aircraft and personnel assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess AFB, Texas, landed at the base in northern Japan on Apr. 15, 2025. A number of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers will ...

May 17 (Asia Today) --Japan plans to replace the unique rank titles used by its Self-Defense Forces with internationally recognized military-style names such as general, colonel and captain, according ...

The official U.S. Space Forces-Japan flag is unveiled during the activation and assumption of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2024. (Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt/U.S. Air Force ...

American B-1B Lancers arrived this week at Misawa Air Base for their first rotational bomber task force mission in Japan, Pacific Air Forces said Tuesday. The aircraft, along with airmen and support ...