Japan – AEGIS Weapon System
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of two (2) AEGIS Weapon Systems (AWS), two (2) Multi-Mission…
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Boeing on Contract for Second Japan KC-46 Tanker
The U.S. Air Force has exercised the option for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s second Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46 tanker through the Foreign Military Sale…
Two US Marine planes that collided mid-air off the coast of Japan
The aircraft — a KC-130 and a F/A-18 Hornet — had launched from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, near Hiroshima. The accident occurred at around…
Japan eyes for 40 more Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jets
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global arms firms showed off on Wednesday their wares in Japan as it prepared a plan to buy billions of dollars of…
ATR estimates a market of 100 regional turboprop aircraft for Japan up to 2025
A prosperous turboprop environment expected thanks to new regional connections Tokyo, 15 November 2018 – ATR today presented a product and market update in Tokyo…
ATR 72 ready to fly in Japan
Japan Air Commuter take delivery of their first ATR 72-600 Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd today took delivery of its first ATR 72-600 following the…
Japan – E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of up to nine (9) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne…
Japanese helicopter operator Hiaratagakuen has welcomed its second H145
Tokyo, Kansai-based helicopter operator Hiaratagakuen has welcomed its second H145//BK117D-2, following the milestone delivery of its first unit in December 2017. Currently operating 14 H135s…
The ATR 72-600 arrives in Japan
Japan Air Commuter converts one ATR 42-600 into an ATR 72-600 Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. (JAC) and ATR today announced the conversion into an…
Japan May Buy US F-35B Jets For Its First Aircraft Carrier
Japanese media reported earlier that the Defense Ministry had been redesigning its helicopter carrier into the country’s first aircraft carrier, capable of accommodating US F-35B…
Japan to buy at least 20 more F-35A stealth fighters
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to buy at least 20 additional F-35A stealth fighters over the next six years, some or all of which it…
India and Japan are joining forces to beat China in the Asian space race
India and Japan took their deepening natural partnership into outer space when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) divulged that they may…