A Chinese spy plane unintentionally entered Japanese airspace in August while taking evasive action after encountering turbulence over the contested East China Sea, Beijing explained to Tokyo.

Yet naval officials and aircraft engineers foresaw the need for a new land-based interceptor (or ‘Local Fighter’ (Oto-sen) in Japanese naval terminology) to defend Japan’s skies from high ...

Two Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport aircraft departed from Miho Air Base in Tottori Prefecture on the morning of Oct. 3 to evacuate Japanese nationals from Lebanon, which Israel has invaded.

Runway C at Haneda Airport in Tokyo reopened for flights on Jan. 8 after wreckage was removed from the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines passenger jet and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has selected the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II from Textron Aviation as its next primary training aircraft, replacing the Fuji T-7 in use by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force ...

Embraer emerges as the leading contender for Japan Airlines' regional jet order, given its unique position in the sub-100-seat aircraft market. TOKYO-Japan Airlines (JL) or JAL is moving forward with ...

SEOUL - South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday (Nov 13), featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as ...

The exercise will include South Korean and Japanese fighter jets and maritime patrol aircraft, as well as the USS George Washington, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.

taking up station as the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan aircraft carrier for the second time. “A U.S. carrier represents the most advanced maritime capability we have, and it’s the most ...