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Japan Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Japan air force, each with a date and source. See the Japan air force overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022โ€“2026
2022 โ€” 2 events 2 2022 2023 โ€” 1 event 1 2023 2024 โ€” 3 events 3 2024 2025 โ€” 8 events 8 2025 2026 to 27 Oct โ€” 3 events 3 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 27 Oct 2026.

By event type 17 events logged ยท 8 airframes lost
  • Crash 7
  • Damaged 4
  • Delivered 2
  • Ordered 2
  • Retired 2

These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.

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Japan air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 152026 RQ-4B Global Hawk Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Lost contact and crashed into the Sea of Japan about 50 km off Tottori during an operational sortie from Misawa; first JASDF Global Hawk loss.
  2. AUG 182026 F-15J Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Left main landing gear collapsed on landing at Naha; the jet slid on its wingtip and swung 180 degrees, pilot unhurt.
  3. AUG 42026 F-15DJ Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Suffered hydraulic failure during training over the Sea of Japan; emergency-landed via arresting hook at Komatsu AB, no injuries.
  4. OCT 12025 2× F-35A/B Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August.
  5. AUG 72025 3× F-35A/B Delivered ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท First three Japanese F-35Bs arrive at Nyutabaru Air Base.
  6. AUG 72025 F-2A Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท F-2 crashed into the Pacific off Ibaraki Prefecture during a training flight; the pilot ejected and was rescued.
  7. MAY 142025 T-4 Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท T-4 crashed into a reservoir near Inuyama shortly after departing Komaki Air Base; both crew killed.
  8. MAR 142025 4× C-1 Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Last C-1 and C-1FTB flights on 14 March end 53 years of JASDF C-1 operations; last four airframes stood down over three days.
  9. MAR 122025 4× Learjet 36 Retired ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท JMSDF retires the U-36A fleet after 37 years of service.
  10. FEB 192025 12× CH-47J/JA Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Japan orders CH-47 Block II Chinooks for the Ground Self-Defence Force as part of a 17-aircraft joint buy.
  11. FEB 192025 5× CH-47J Ordered ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Air Self-Defence Force share of Japan 17-aircraft CH-47 Block II order.
  12. OCT 272024 MV-22 Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท V-22 lost balance on take-off at Camp Yonaguni during Keen Sword; left engine nacelle struck the ground, 16 aboard unhurt, fleet grounded.
  13. MAY 82024 P-3C Damaged ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท P-3C's nose gear failed on landing at Shimofusa; the aircraft veered off the runway and its propellers struck the ground, 12 crew unhurt.
  14. APR 202024 2× S-70/SH-60J/K/L/UH-60J Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท Two SH-60Ks collided near Torishima during training; Japanโ€™s Defence Ministry reported one dead and seven missing.
  15. APR 62023 S-70/UH-60JA Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท A UH-60JA came down in the sea near Miyakojima during a reconnaissance flight with ten personnel aboard.
  16. APR 62022 UH-60 Black Hawk Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท UH-60JA helicopter vanished off Miyako Island on a reconnaissance flight with ten aboard; wreck found, crew lost.
  17. JAN 312022 F-15 Eagle Crash ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan ยท F-15DJ crashed into the Sea of Japan just after night takeoff from Komatsu; two crew presumed lost.