The only Kawasaki EC-1 at Iruma AB, Japan. (Image credit: Misael Ocasio Hernandez) Japan Air Self-Defense Force EC-1 Electronic Warfare operations at Iruma Air Base. The Kawasaki C-1 is a twin-engine military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Developed beginning in 1966 with production started …
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Take A Look At This Japanese F-15J in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Color Scheme
The JASDF F-15J “Top Gun: Maverick” (Image credit: @monimoni1002) An almost perfect replica of Maverick’s jet. But it’s not an F/A-18E Super Hornet. The first photographs of an F-15J of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) painted like the hero jet of “Top Gun: Maverick” have started doing the rounds on Twitter in the afternoon (European …
Japan’s Last Three F-4EJ Phantoms Have Just Flown For The Last Time
One the last three Phantoms is welcomed by water cannon at Gifu on Mar. 17, 2021. (Image credit: Gifu/JASDF) The end of an era: the last three JASDF (Japanse Air Self-Defense Force) F-4EJ Phantoms, including the oldest Phantom in Japanese service, have been retired at Gifu Air Base. On March 17, 2021, the remaining three …