Fleet Air Force
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The Fleet Air Force (航空集団, koukuushuudan) is the naval aviation branch of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). It is headquartered in Naval Air Facility Atsugi[1] and is responsible for both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.
Aircraft Inventory[edit | edit source]
Fighters[edit | edit source]
- Lockheed Martin F-16KJ Sea Viper x 0 - 60 on order (Attack Aircraft)
- Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II x 0 - 42 on order (Strike Fighter)
- Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II x 0 - 60 on order (Strike Fighter)
ELINT Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye x 0 - 18 on order (AWACS Aircraft)
- Lockheed EP-3C Aries II x 4 (ELINT Aircraft)
- Lockheed OP-3C x 6 (Optical Reconnaissance)
Maritime Patrol Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Kawasaki P-1 x 24 - 80 more on order (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
- Lockheed P-3C Orion x 68 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
Transport/Utility Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Beechcraft LC-90 King Air x 6 (Liaison/Utility Aircraft)
- Boeing MQ-25A Stingray x 18 (Carrier based Aerial Tanker)
- Learjet U-36A x 4 (Utility Aircraft)
- Lockheed KC-130R Hercules x 6 (Utility Aircraft)
- NAMC YS-11 x 6 (Utility Aircraft)
- ShinMaywa US-1 x 2 (Search and Rescue)
- ShinMaywa US-2 x 6 (Search and Rescue)
Trainer Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Beechcraft TC-90 King Air x 28 (Trainer Aircraft)
- McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk x 16 (Carrier based Advanced Trainer)
- Eurocopter TH-135 x 15 (Trainer Helicopter)
- Fuji T-5 x 36 (Trainer Aircraft)
- Lockheed UP-3C x 2 (Equipment Testing Aircraft)
- Lockheed UP-3D x 4 (Electronic Warfare Trainer)
- McDonnell-Douglas MD500 Defender x 9 (Trainer Helicopter)
Helicopters[edit | edit source]
- AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin x 14 (Minesweeping/Transport Helicopter)
- Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout x 20 (Unmanned Helicopter)
- Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey x 16 (COD Tiltrotor)
- Mitsubishi SH-60J Seahawk x 100 (Maritime Helicopter)
- Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion x 10 (Minesweeping Helicopter)
- Sikorsky UH-60J Black Hawk x 20 Search and Rescue)