The Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk is a twin-engined jet aircraft used by the United States Air Force for advanced pilot training. T-1A students go on to fly airlift and tanker aircraft. The T-400 is a similar version for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk
A T-1A parked at Centennial Airport (2008)
JASDF T-400 at Iruma Air Base (2005)
T-1A Cockpit
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force , JASDF , also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare and electronic warfare. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining a network of ground and air early-warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known as Blue Impulse and has provided air transport in UN peacekeeping missions.
A JASDF Lockheed T-33 trainer
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Command Headquarters (2012)
F-15DJ Eagle
F-2B