Japan Air Self-Defense Force

The UK and Japan have signed a defense cooperation deal enabling them to deploy forces into each other’s countries.

Despite as many as 640 aircraft losses for the U.S., Japan and Taiwan in one scenario, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is more likely than not to fail, CSIS says.

A Japanese minister charged with improving efficiency will hold a public review of the F-X program for a new Japanese fighter on Nov. 14.

An electronic-intelligence aircraft converted from a Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) C-2 airlifter prototype moved to a tactics development unit on Oct. 1, bringing new but undisclosed signals-interception capabilities closer to operation for Japan.

Electronic warfare programs feature prominently in the Japanese defense ministry’s request for funding for the next fiscal year.