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Japan Air Force

Japan 🇯🇵
SMR Grade C 
Air Force Rank 6th
Japanese Total Air Assets


Technology Generations 

Combat Aircraft 
4th Gen Fighters 200
4.5 Gen Fighters 91
5th Gen Fighters 34
5th Gen Attack Aircraft 12
4th Gen Attack Aircraft 50

Special Type Aircraft 
2nd Gen AEW Aircraft 3
3rd Gen AEW Aircraft 17
3rd Gen EW Aircraft 8
4th Gen EW Aircraft 1
4th Gen Recon Aircraft 45
Minesweeping Helicopters 21
4th Gen ASW Aircraft 33
3rd Gen ASW Aircraft 180
C3 Aircraft / 20
C2 Aircraft / 34

Logistical Aircraft
Tankers 14
Trainers 328
5th Gen Transports 76
3rd Gen Transports 29
4th Gen Tiltrotors 7
4th Gen Helicopters 322
3rd Gen Helicopters 149

Drones
UCAVs 3
UAVs 20

Small Drones 
Small UAVs 46

Stocks


4th Generation Fighter Jets

F-15J 52x

F-15DJ 45x


4+ Generation Fighter Jets 

F-15J-MSIP 103x


4.5 Generation Fighter Jets

F-2A 64x

F-2B 27x


5th Generation Fighter Jets

F-35A 30x C2

F-35B 4x C2


5th Generation Attack Aircraft 

AH-64DJP 12x


3rd Generation Attack Aircraft 

AH-1S 50x



2nd Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft

E-767 4x C3


3rd Generation Airborne Early Warning And Control Aircraft

E-2D 17x C3


3rd Generation Electronic Warfare Aircraft

EC-1 1x

YS-11E 4x

UP-3D 3x


4th Generation Electronic Warfare Aircraft 

RC-2 1x


4th Generation Reconnaissance Aircraft

DHC-8-315 8x

OH-1 37x


2nd Generation Reconnaissance Aircraft 

F-4EJ (16)


4th Generation Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft 

P-1C 33x


3rd Generation Anti Submarine Warfare Aircraft 

P-3C 78x

SH-60K 60x

SH-60J 42x


Ariel Minesweeping Helicopters

MCH-101 10x

MH-53E 11x





Aerial Refuelling Tankers

KC-767 4x

KC-46A 2x

KC-130 8x


5th Generation Transport Planes

777-300ER 2x

U-125A 26x

C-2 11x

U-36A 4x

LC-90 33x


3rd Generation Transport Planes

C-1 11x

MU-2 10x

US-2 5x

SF-340B 3x


4th Generation Helicopters

CH-47J 70x

CH-101 2x

UH-60M 54x

UH-60JA 40x

OH-6D 106x

EC225LP 3x

AW139 14x

H225 11x

TH-135 15x

S-76C 3x

JRX 4x


3rd Generation Helicopters

UH-1J 123x

UH-60J 15x

AS332L1 2x

B412 6x

B206A 3x


2nd Generation Helicopters

B212 16x


4th Generation Tiltrotors

CV-22B 7x


Trainer Aircraft

T-1 13x

T-3 11x

T-4 200x

T-7 49x

T-5 36x

TH-480B 30x


Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

Reaper 3x


Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

R-MAX 20x


Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ScanEagle 10x

RQ-16A 36x




Logistics


Tankers 14

Trainers 328

Transports 105

Rotorcraft 478

Airports 99

Heliports 2,839

Flight Schools 15

Air Force Bases 16

Aircraft Carriers 7





Maintenance Capabilities



Air Force Bases 16

Aircraft Technicians ~14,000

Air Force Engineers ~20,000





Production Capabilities


Aircraft Producers 41

Global Aircraft Production 0.71%


Capacity per Year

Fighters 2-10 4th and 4.5 Gen.

Planes 10-30 

Rotorcraft 4-20






Number and Variety of Aircraft and Drones


Aircraft 

Stealth Multi Role Fighters 34

Air Superiority Fighters 200

Multi Role Fighters 91

Close Air Support Aircraft 62

AEW Aircraft 20 

EW Aircraft 9

Recon Aircraft 45

ASW Aircraft 203

Minesweeping Helicopters 21

C3 Aircraft / 20

C2 Aircraft / 34


Drones 

UCAVs 3

UAVs 20


Small Drones 

Small UAVs 46


Personnel

Air Force ~50,000

Naval Aviation ~200


Total Number of Aircraft 681

Total Number of Drones 23

Total Number of Small Drones 46

Total Number of Personnel 50,200

Total Variety 14








Capabilities of Aircraft 


Offensive Capabilities 

20mm+ Guns 325

Hardpoints 3,441

Ordinance Capacity 2,372,611 kg

4th Gen Fighter Radars 121

3rd Gen Fighter Radars 103

2nd Gen Fighter Radars 52


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