Japan Air Self-Defense Force
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (航空自衛隊, Kōkū Jieitai), JASDF (空自, Kūji), also referred to as the Japanese Air Force,[2] 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.[3] 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.
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Founded | 1 July 1954; 69 years ago (1954-07-01)[1] |
Country | Japan |
Type | Air force Space force |
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Part of | Japan Self-Defense Forces |
Headquarters | Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
Motto(s) | "Key to Defense, Ready Anytime!" |
Website | www |
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Commander-in-Chief | Prime Minister Fumio Kishida |
Minister of Defense | Minoru Kihara |
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff | General Yoshihide Yoshida |
Chief of Staff, Air Self-Defense Force | General Hiroaki Uchikura |
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Electronic warfare | E-767, EC-1, E-2C/D, YS-11EA/EB |
Fighter | F-15J/DJ, F-2A/B, F-35A/B |
Helicopter | UH-60J, CH-47J (LR) |
Trainer | T-3, T-7, T-400, T-4 |
Transport | C-1, C-2, C-130H, Hawker 800, Gulfstream IV, Boeing 777 |
Tanker | KC-767, KC-130 |
The JASDF had an estimated 49,913 personnel as of 2018, and as of 2023 operates about 712 aircraft, approximately 321 of them being fighter aircraft.[4]
The service will be renamed in 2027 to the Japan Air and Space Self-Defense Force (航空宇宙自衛隊, Kōkū Uchū Jieitai), in recognition of the increasing importance of the space domain.[5]