Fighter units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force are squadrons of fighter aircraft dedicated to the defense of Japan. As Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution states that the country renounces war,
Two F-15Js in flight; these aircraft equip seven JASDF fighter squadrons
F-4EJ Kai in flight.
An F-2 fighter taking off; three squadrons deploy them
F-35A aircraft at Misawa Air Base
Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin
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The Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin is a Japanese experimental aircraft for testing advanced stealth fighter aircraft technologies. It was developed by the Japanese Ministry of Defense Technical Research and
Fighter units of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force
…up to six trainer aircraft. Originally these were Lockheed T-33As, but from 1988 they were replaced by the Kawasaki T-4. Mitsubishi also worked on the X-2 Shinshin as what many consider to be Japan's first stealth fighter. From the 1950s to the 1970s the JASDF's fighter squadron numbering system was based on the…
X-2 during its maiden flight
Model of ATD-X
Head-on view of the X-2