The Aviationist

The JMSDF Retires the U-36A After 37 Years of Service

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base and retired quietly on Mar. 10, 2025, after 37 years of service. The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s (Japan ...
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Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined F-35B operations. The UK's Royal Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense ...
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USN, JMSDF squadrons to work more closely on electronic attack

The US Navy (USN) has entered a pact with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to collaborate more closely in the field of electronic attack. The agreement will see more bilateral operations ...
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Operating Near Senkakus; USS Nimitz Back in the South China Sea

PLAN Aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning (16) and CNS Anyang (599) on May 25, 2025. JSDF Photos Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) and a JMSDF P-3C Orion Maritime ...
Aviation Week

Air Forces In Focus: JMSDF Recapitalizes ASW Fleet, Plans Major UAV Integration By 2030

SH-60K helicopter from the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56); ...