Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) is the air warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and for other aerospace operations.
History[]
Japan did not have a separate air force before and during World War II. Aviation operations were carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service and the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (Kōkūtai). Following World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were disbanded in 1945
On 1 July 1954, the National Security Board was reorganized as the Defense Agency, and the National Security Force was reorganized afterwards as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (de facto post-war Japanese Army), the Coastal Safety Force was reorganized as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (de facto post-war Japanese Navy) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (de facto post-war Japanese Air Force) was established as a new branch of JSDF
Events in Ginza[]
During the attack on Ginza, JASDF helicopters, along with the rest of the Self-Defense Forces, were used to repel the attack on Tokyo and clear the sky.
Insignia[]
JASDF Aircraft have a distinctive sign in the form of a white circle with a large red ball.
Equipment[]
The JSDF Air Fleet has several types of aircreaft such as: