Donald Trump jitters push US allies toward Japan’s most significant military shift since World War IIJapan is set to ease its strict arms export rules. This move is attracting significant interest from countries like Poland and the Philippi...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Israel-Iran war: Tehran hunts crew of crashed US jet F-15 and A-10, one reported rescuedIranian and American forces are in a race to recover the crew of a US F-15 fighter jet. Iran claims it shot down the aircraft. The war, whi...
04 Apr, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
US F-35 fighter jet makes emergency landing after coming under Iranian fire: ReportA US F-35 stealth fighter jet made an emergency landing in the Middle East after encountering suspected Iranian fire during a combat missio...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near JapanAmerican strategic bombers and Japanese fighter jets have conducted a joint military exercise. This demonstration of air power occurred nea...
11 Dec, 2025, 05.23 PM IST
US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China-Russia drills, Tokyo saysAmerican bombers and Japanese fighter jets conducted a joint flight over the Sea of Japan. This show of force followed recent military exer...
11 Dec, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Tokyo says Chinese jets locked radar onto Japan fightersChina's navy said Tokyo's claim was "completely inconsistent with the facts" and told Japan to "immediately stop slandering and smearing".
07 Dec, 2025, 10.37 PM IST
Japan-China tensions escalate in Indo-Pacific over radar confrontationChinese fighter jets targeted Japanese aircraft with radar over international waters. Japan's Defence Ministry reported the incidents, call...
07 Dec, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
Chinese jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft in rare, highly threatening standoffChinese fighter jets directed fire-control radar at Japanese aircraft near Okinawa, an act Japan's defense minister called "dangerous." Thi...
07 Dec, 2025, 06.54 AM IST
Japan calls China’s blame over fighter jet near-misses ‘unacceptable’ amid rising tensions in PacificTokyo's defence minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over...
13 Jun, 2025, 10.36 AM IST
Japan says Chinese jets made dangerously close approachTokyo has voiced strong concerns to Beijing following dangerously close encounters between Chinese fighter jets and a Japanese patrol plane...
12 Jun, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
Japan's fighter jets scramble 704 times as 30 Chinese drones, dozens of Russian jets crowd its airspaceJapan's military intercepted foreign aircraft 704 times in the past year. Most interceptions involved Chinese aircraft and drones. Scramble...
11 Apr, 2025, 05.34 PM IST
Japan, UK and Italy agree to accelerate joint next-generation fighter jet project to replace F-2sJapan, the U.K., and Italy are accelerating the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, set for 2035 deployment. A trilateral g...
20 Oct, 2024, 09.45 PM IST
Japan protests airspace 'violation' by Russian patrol planeJapan has lodged a serious protest with Russia after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, marking the first confirmed i...
23 Sep, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
Japan, India start first joint fighter jet drillThe 11-day joint exercise will involve eight Japanese fighter jets, with India sending four fighters, two transport aircraft and an aerial ...
16 Jan, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
US military declares five missing Marines dead after Japan crashThe crash involving an F/A-18 fighter jet with two crew onboard and a KC-130 refuelling tanker with five crew occurred in the early morning...
11 Dec, 2018, 11.47 AM IST
Japan defence chief puzzled by Russian warplanesOn Friday six Russian TU-95 bombers were seen flying two by two, with one pair moving around the Okinawan islands and then going north alon...
20 Apr, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
- China warns Japan of consequences over disputed islands
The Sino-Japan row over disputed islands in the East China Sea took a new turn today as Beijing said its surveillance plane was "disturbed"...
27 Dec, 2012, 05.27 PM IST