Japan Self-Defense Forces
Hello this is how I would like to setup Japan’s air forces in the year 2015.
Please comment .

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (AirForce)
Fixed Wing Assets
Mitsubishi ATD-X Stealth Air Interceptor (178x)
Mitsubishi ATD-D Land & Maritime defense fighter (60x)
Mitsubishi F-2 Maritime defense fighter (61x)
Mitsubishi UCAV Land & Maritime defense UCAV; Stormshadow(2x) or 2000lb JDAM (2x) + AIM120c (2x) (300x)
Mitsubishi J-UAV Tactical Jammer & Recon UAV (will accompany UCAV, AIM120c (2x)) (120x)
Mitsubishi HRD-UAV High Altitude Recon, Weapons designator UAV (60x)
Mitsubishi H-UAV High Altitude Comms Relay (30x)

Boeing YAL-1A (on 787 platform) Anti-ballistic missile defense laser (15x)

Boeing 777-200LR Head of State transport (2x)
Gulfstream G450 VIP transport (5x)
Boeing E-767 Awacs, C&C (10x)
Boeing KC-767J Airborne tanker (15x)

Kawasaki C-X Heavy lift tactical transport (40x)
Lockheed C-27J Spartan Tactical transport (20x)
Bombardier Challenger 605 Utility transport (35x)
Beechcraft Premier 1A IFR training Aircraft (12x)
Fuji T-7 Primary Trainer (58x)
Kawasaki T-4 Fast Jet Trainer (208x)

Space based assets
Raytheon Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle(EKV) Anti-Sat Defense (20x)
Satellite with anti-sat weapons (laser) (3x)
Satellite with recon, jamming of satellite links (4x)
Satellite with comms relay, recon, weather recon (6x)

Rotary Wing Assets
Boeing CH-47J Heavy Transport Helicopter (15x)
Eurocopter EC-145 Light Utility (2x)
NHI NH-90(TTH) Med lift-Heli (45x)
AugustaWestland AW101 CSAR (12x)

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Navy)
Carrier Naval Aviation Assets
Hyuga Class Amphibious Assault Carrier (3x)
Hyuga Class configured for Amphibious Assault
Airwing:
Boeing V-22 Osprey (6x)
Eurocopter Tiger (6x)

Hyuga Class UCAV Carrier (3x)
Hyuga Class configured for catobar UCAV operations
Airwing:
Mitsubishi J-UAV Tactical Jammer & Recon UAV (5x)
Mitsubish UCAV (22 aircraft)
Armament (internal weapons bay)
Range: 900km (Anti-ship mission)

Anti-shipping armament:
Type93 (ASM2) Anti-ship missile (4x)
AIM-120c (2x) or Mitsubishi AAM-3 (2x)
Interdiction:
2000lb JDAM (2x), MBDA Storm Shadow(2x) or MBDA Apache (2x)
AIM-120c (2x)
Anti-radiation:
MBDA ALARM (4x)
AIM-120c or Mitsubish AAM-3 (2x)

Other Naval Aviation Assets
Fixed Wing Assets
Fuji T-7 Primary Trainer (35x)
Cessna Citation CJ3 Liaison Aircraft (4x)
Bombardier Challenger 605 Utility transport (25x)
Lockheed C-27J Spartan Utility transport (10x)
Kawasaki P-X Maritime Patrol & ELINT (85x)
ShinMaywa US-1 Maritime Search and Rescue(8x)

Rotary Wing Assets
Boeing V-22 Transport Helicopter (25x)
AugustaWestland AW101 Minesweeping Helicopter(12x)
NHI NH-90 (NFH) Naval Helicopter (38x)
Eurocopter EC-145 Light Helicopter (9x)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Army)
Fixed Wing Assets
Bombardier Challenger 605 Utility transport (5x)
Beechcraft Premier 1A Liaison Aircraft (11x)

Rotary Wing Assets
Boeing AH-64DJP Attack Helicopter (150x)
Kawasaki OH-1 Scout Helicopter (190x)
Boeing V-22 Transport Helicopter (50x)
Boeing CH-47J Heavy Transport Helicopter (56x)
Eurocopter EC-145 Light Utility Helicopter (100x)

I noticed on the picture link you provided that the Tornado aircrews have white crosses painted across the back of their helmets. Anyone know why they do that?

Say cheese.

I think it might be JH-7 or J-8 because the windshield is heavily framed.

So, you think Japan is not serious about having Stealth on its fighters????:eek:

I think Japan is serious about stealth too, you can see this in the TRDI research but the Typhoon does have a low RCS especially from the front. For other aspects, it has up to 4 towed decoys and a sophisticated electronic warfare suite. Does the Typhoon have any optical/ir missile approach warning system?

Japan’s KC-767 can be equipped with two wingpod drogues and a centerline drogue refueling so the Typhoon’s lack of a boom receptacle is not a problem. Is the Typhoon’s data links compatible with the E-767 ??

I think the Typhoon is a really serious competitor if the F-22 can’t be exported.

duplicate post… sorry

How about new F-4E’s with F414 engines, M61A2 lightweight Vulcans, new radar, glass cockpit, and wrap-around windscreens. 🙂

You all know you’d love it. 🙂

Hi PhantomII, I read about a PW1120 engined version being able to supercruise. I think with the F414, it would be able to supercruise with a substantial loadout. However, I think the aircraft would need alot of reworking, maybe rebuilt to replace corroded parts and a new composite wing (more wing stations). It would need new radars, towed decoys and something like spectra. In the end, the aircraft would have to be substantially modified to accomodate all this equipment.

I think the Japanese would prefer shiny new aircraft for all that trouble instead of upgrading their F4s. Also, the production line is already closed and there will be no export possibilities and spares will end up becoming a problem in the future.

I had this crazy idea. Boeing has already spent development money on a X-32 including a revised version with tailplanes.

The Boeing Super Hornet is not selling that well as an export aircraft because its too US Navy specific. Boeing does not have an export aircraft to compete with the F-35 in the international market once production of the Super Hornet ends. This could mean the end of Boeing’s military fighter division.

Kawasaki and Mitsubishi already have state of the art manufacturing facilities for large composite aircraft structures. They have fuselage and wing composite design and manufacturing know-how (Boeing 787, Mitsubishi F-2, Kawsaki C-X, P-X). They have advanced avionics know-how (F-2 AESA).

Since the F-35 does not appear to meet Japan’s requirements and the F-22 is off limits to US Allies. Boeing should get together with Mitsubishi and Kawasaki and get the Japanese to share the development costs of an improved, upsized version of the X-32. Something with twin engines, a larger weapons bay, larger fuel faction. Improved stealth etc. Final assembly could occur in the USA for foreign sales. Aircraft destined for foreign sales could have a software detuned version of the radar, Super Hornet avionics and a detuned FBW.