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General Aviation News October 27, 2025

Hiroshima Fire Services Becomes World’s First Firefighting Operator of Airbus H160

AviationNews – Japan’s Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus H160 helicopter. The move makes the agency the world’s…

Military Aviation News September 24, 2025

Japan Upgrades F-2 Fighters with Next-Generation Missiles

Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force has officially begun modernizing its F-2A fighter jets, equipping them with the cutting-edge AAM-5B short-range air-to-air missile. Until now, the missile…

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II UK air force ZM163

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News August 10, 2025

British F-35B Makes Dramatic Emergency Landing in Japan – What We Know

It’s not every day that a stealth fighter drops in unexpectedly — but that’s exactly what happened this morning in Japan.A Royal Navy F-35B Lightning…

Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules 08-3177/YJ 36th AS USAF

Specials July 26, 2025

U.S. Air Force in the Pacific: Organisation, Basing, Fleet & Recent Exercises

Summer Special 2025 Aviation News July 26, 2025 -Stretching from the U.S. West Coast to the east coast of Africa, the Indo-Pacific is the United…

General Aviation News March 25, 2025

Japan Airlines Orders 17 Additional Boeing 737 MAX Jets to Refresh Fleet

Firm order allows airline to operate new equipment on domestic routes Japan’s flag carrier nearly doubles 737-8 order book Boeing and Japan Airlines (JAL) today…

General Aviation News February 5, 2025

More U.S. F-35s Arrive in Japan

The F-35s, assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, joined other F-35s, F-22s and F-16s earlier this month at Kadena Air…

Civilian aviation news January 15, 2025

Japan’s National Police Agency becomes new Airbus H160 operator

Tokyo, Japan – The National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan has taken delivery of two Airbus H160 helicopters, making it the first para-public operator of the…

GCAP, Global Combat Air Programme, Italy

Military Aviation News November 19, 2024

Italy, Japan, Britain discuss broadening GCAP jet fighter project to other countries

ROME, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The leaders of Italy, Japan and Britain have discussed a potential broadening of the GCAP jet fighter project to other…

Military Aviation News March 27, 2024

Japan relaxes military export curbs for planned jet fighter

TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Tuesday relaxed military equipment export restrictions, the second change in less than four months, to allow future…

Space News January 19, 2024

Japan’s lunar craft lands on moon, but not able to generate electricity.

TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating…

Military Aviation News December 6, 2023

Japan, Britain and Italy to establish new organisation to develop jet fighter

TOKYO, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Japan, Britain and Italy will sign a treaty in Tokyo next week to establish a joint organisation and industry group…

Military Aviation News November 20, 2023

JAPAN – TOMAHAWK WEAPON SYSTEM

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of Tomahawk Weapon System and related equipment…

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