# List of active Japanese military aircraft

This list intends to give an accurate detail list of the equipment currently fielded by the Japanese Self-Defence Forces.

## Japanese Air Self-Defence Force

This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the Japanese Air Selfe-Defence Force.

### Fixed-wing aircraft

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| Combat Aircraft |||||||
| F-15 Eagle | United States Japan | Air superiority | Mitsubishi F-15J | 155 | — | 213 built, 13 lost. |
| F-15 Eagle | United States Japan | Conversion trainer | Mitsubishi F-15DJ | 44 | — | 213 built, 13 lost. |
| Mitsubishi F-2 | Japan | Multirole | F-2A | 62 | — | 98 built, 4 prototypes |
| Mitsubishi F-2 | Japan | Conversion trainer | F-2B | 24 | — | 98 built, 4 prototypes |
| F-35 Lightning II | United States | Swing role | F-35A | 36 | + 69 | 105 F-35A + 42 F-35B ordered. 1 F-35A lost in 2019. |
| F-35 Lightning II | United States | Swing role | F-35B | 0 | + 42 | 105 F-35A + 42 F-35B ordered. 1 F-35A lost in 2019. |
| Airborne early warning and control |||||||
| Boeing E-767 | United States | AEW&C | — | 4 | — | Based on the B767-200ER. |
| E-2 Hawkeye | United States | AEW&C | E-2C | 10 | — | Being retired, 13 were purchased, (4 in 1979, 4 in 1981, 3 in 1989, 2 in 1990) |
| E-2 Hawkeye | United States | AEW&C | E-2D | 6 | + 12 | Replacing the E-2C, orders: 4 in 2015, 9 in 2018, 5 in August 2023 |
| Electronic Warfare |||||||
| NAMC YS-11 | Japan | Electronic warfare | EA | 2 | — | 2 EA, 4EB delivered, number operational unclear, conflicting information |
| NAMC YS-11 | Japan | ELINT | EB | 4 | — | 2 EA, 4EB delivered, number operational unclear, conflicting information |
| Kawasaki C-2 | Japan | ELINT and Electronic countermeasure aircraft | RC-2 | 1 | — | Successor of the Kawasaki EC-1 |
| Tanker |||||||
| Boeing KC-767 | United States | Aerial refueling / transport | KC-767J | 4 | — | Selected in 2001, contract 2003. |
| Boeing KC-46 Pegasus | United States | Aerial refueling / transport | KC-46A | 2 | +4 | 4 ordered in 2016 2 ordered in 2022 |
| Lockheed Martin KC-130 | United States | Helicopter aerial refueling | KC-130H | 3 | — | |
| Transport |||||||
| Boeing 777 | United States | VIP transport | 777-300ER | 2 | — | |
| Kawasaki C-1 | Japan | Tactical and strategic transport | — | 6 | — | Being retired and replaced by the C-2. |
| Kawasaki C-2 | Japan | Tactical and strategic transport | — | 13 | + 7 | |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Tactical transport | C-130H | 14 | — | |
| Flight inspection |||||||
| Gulfstream IV | United States | Flight inspection | U-4 | 5 | — | Inspecting the air navigation facilities and air traffic control facilities of the JSDF. |
| British Aerospace 125 | United Kingdom | Flight inspection | U-125A | 2 | — | Inspecting the air navigation facilities and air traffic control facilities of the JSDF. |
| Cessna Citation Latitude | United States | Flight inspection | U-680A | 2 | + 1 | Inspecting the air navigation facilities and air traffic control facilities of the JSDF. |
| Search and rescue |||||||
| Hawker 800 | United Kingdom | SAR | U-125A | 26 | — | To be retired |
| Trainer Aircraft |||||||
| Fuji T-7 | Japan | Basic trainer | T-3 KAI | 49 | — | Succeeded to the T-3. |
| Kawasaki T-4 | Japan | Advanced trainer | — | 198 | — | To be replaced likely by the T-7A Red Hawk. |
| Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk | United States | Jet trainer | T-400 | 13 | — | |
| Kawasaki C-1 | Japan | Trainer aircraft for ECM and ELINT | EC-1 | 1 | — | Replaced by the RC-2, used for training. |
* Fixed-wing aircraft list
* Mitsubishi F-15J
* Mitsubishi F-15DJ
* Mitsubishi F-2A
* Mitsubishi F-2B
* F-35A
* F-35B
* Boeing E-767
* E-2C Hawkeye
* E-2D Hawkeye
* NAMC YS-11 EA
* NAMC YS-11EB
* Kawasaki RC-2
* Boeing KC-767J
* Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
* Lockheed Martin KC-130H
* Boeing 777-300ER
* Kawasaki C-1
* Kawasaki C-2
* Lockheed C-130H
* Gulfstream IV U-4
* British Aerospace U-125A
* Cessna Citation Latitude U-680A
* Hawker 800 (U-125A sAR)
* Fuji T-7 (T-3 KAI)
* Kawasaki T-4
* Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk (T-400)
* Kawasaki EC-1

### Rotary wing

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| Combat helicopters |||||||
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States Japan | Transport / Utility | CH-47J | 15 | — | Licensed built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Mitsubishi H-60 | United States Japan | Utility / SAR | UH-60J | 37 | — | Licensed built by Mitsubishi, 40 ordered in 2010 to replace 40 older variants of the UH-60J. 1 at least crashed |
* Fixed-wing aircraft list
* CH-47J
* Mitsubishi UH-60J

### UAV

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| UAV |||||||
| RQ-4 Global Hawk | United States | Surveillance | RQ-4B | 1 | + 2 | |

## Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force aircraft

This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force.

### Fixed-wing aircraft

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| Maritime Patrol |||||||
| Kawasaki P-1 | Japan | ASW / maritime patrol | — | 33 | 3 + 34 | Successor to the P-3 Orion |
| Lockheed P-3 Orion | United States | ASW / maritime patrol | P-3C | 42 | — | Being replaced by Kawasaki P-1 |
| Lockheed EP-3 | United States | ELINT | EP-3 ELINT | 5 | — | |
| Lockheed OP-3 | United States | Surveillance | OP-3C | 4 | — | |
| Learjet 35 | United States | Surveillance | 36 | 4 | — | |
| Transport |||||||
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | United States | Transport | C-130R | 6 | — | |
| ShinMaywa US-2 | Japan | Transport / SAR | — | 6 | — | |
| Super King Air | United States | Utility | C-90 | 5 | — | |
| Trainer Aircraft |||||||
| Fuji T-3 | Japan | Trainer | — | 32 | — | |
| Super King Air | United States | Utility | 90 | 12 | — | |
| P-3 Orion | United States | Conversion trainer | UP-3D | 3 | — | |
* Fixed-wing aircraft list
* Kawasaki P-1
* Lockheed P-3C Orion
* Lockheed EP-3 ELINT
* Learjet 35 (U-36A)
* Lockheed C-130R Hercules
* ShinMaywa US-2
* Super King Air C-90
* Fuji T-3

### Rotary wing

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| Helicopters |||||||
| AgustaWestland AW101 | Japan United Kingdom Italy | Transport / minesweeper | MCH-101 | 12 | 1 | More will be produced |
| Mitsubishi H-60 | United States Japan | SAR | SH-60J | 12 | — | |
| Mitsubishi H-60 | United States Japan | ASW | SH-60K | 73 | — | 2 lost in 2024 |
| Mitsubishi H-60 | United States Japan | ASW | SH-60L | — | 12 | Improved version of SH-60K |
| Trainer Aircraft |||||||
| Airbus H135 | Germany | Helicopter trainer | TH-135 | 15 | — | |
* Rotorcraft list
* Kawasaki MCH-101
* Mitsubishi SH-60J (SAR)
* Mitsubishi SH-60K (ASW)
* Mitsubishi SH-60L (ASW)
* Airbus TH135

## Japan Ground Self-Defence Force

This is a detailed list of the current fleet and the aircraft on order by the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force..

### Fixed-wing aircraft

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| Fixed-wing aircraft |||||||
| Beechcraft Super King Air B300 | United States | Reconnaissance and communications | LR-2 | 8 | — | |

### Rotary wing

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| Fixed-wing aircraft |||||||
| Beechcraft Super King Air B300 | United States | Reconnaissance and communications | LR-2 | 8 | — | |
| Tilt-rotor aircraft |||||||
| Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey | United States | V/STOL military transport aircraft | MV-22B | 14 | + 3 | 17 planned in total |
| Combat helicopter |||||||
| Boeing AH-64 Apache | United States Japan | Attack helicopter | AH-64DJP | 12 | — | 13 built by Fuji. One crashed on 5 February 2018. |
| Bell AH-1 Cobra | United States Japan | Attack helicopter | AH-1S | 48 | — | Built by Fuji. |
| Kawasaki OH-1 | Japan | Scout helicopter | OH-1 | 37 | — | Replaced the OH-6D fleet. |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | United States Japan | Transport helicopter | UH-60JA | 40 | — | Most built by Mitsubishi |
| Bell UH-1 | United States Japan | Utility helicopter | UH-1H UH-1J | 115 | — | Built by Fuji. To be replaced by a version of the Bell 412 EPI. |
| Bell 412 | Canada United States Japan | Utility helicopter | UH-2 Bell 412 EPI | 6 | + 21 +123 | 150 planned to be ordered in the programme. Confirmed purchases: 6 ordered in 2019 20 ordered in 2021 13 ordered in 2023 |
| Boeing CH-47 Chinook | United States Japan | Transport helicopter | CH-47J CH-47JA | 50 | — | Built by Kawasaki |
| Trainer aircraft |||||||
| Enstrom 480 | United States | Trainer helicopter | TH-480B | 30 | — | |
| Japanese Emperor’s Royal Flight Service |||||||
| Eurocopter EC 225 | France | VIP helicopter | EC 225LP | 3 | — | Replacing the AS332L |
* Rotorcraft list
* Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey
* Boeing AH-64 Apache
* Bell AH-1 Cobra
* Kawasaki OH-1
* UH-60 Black Hawk
* Bell UH-1
* Bell 412
* Boeing CH-47 Chinook
* Enstrom 480
* Eurocopter EC 225

### Unmanned aerial vehicles

| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | On order | Notes |
| UAV |||||||
| Fuji FFOS and Fuji FFRS | Japan | Reconnaissance UAV | — | — | — | Small helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle. Primarily used as a forward reconnaissance platform for field artillery. |
| Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | Reconnaissance UAV | — | 1 | — | Delivered by Insitu Pacific |
| Yamaha R-MAX | Japan | Reconnaissance UAV | — | — | — | Small helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle |
| Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk | United States | Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle | — | — | — | Apparently in service in some numbers with the Central Readiness Force. Used primarily for hazardous area reconnaissance (e.g. radiation survey). |
* UAV list
* Fuji FFOS
* Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
* Yamaha R-MAX
* Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk

## Future aircraft
### Japanese Air Self-Defence Force

| Aircraft / Programme | Origin | Type | On order | Notes |
| Combat Aircraft |||||
| Advanced fighter jet programme "Global Combat Air Programme" | Japan United Kingdom Italy | 6th generation jet fighter | 0 | Treaty signed in December 2023. Successor of the F-2. To be in service by 2035. |
| Bomber |||||
| Kawasaki C-2 | Japan | Jet bomber | 0 | Japan is considering to mount the Rapid Dragon system on the C-2 aircraft to make it a lang-range bomber at a low cost. |
| Trainer |||||
| T-7A Red Hawk | United States Sweden | Advanced trainer | 0 | Japan expressed interest in the replacement of the Kawasaki T-4 with the T-7A. |
* Future aircraft
* Advanced fighter jet programme
* Kawasaki C-2
* T-7A Red Hawk