Japan to deploy F-15J fighter jets to the UK in first-ever Self-Defence Forces mission in Europe

stlbeacon.org - 9/1/2025

Japan’s Ministry of Defence announced on 28 August that, under arrangements with the United Kingdom, an undisclosed number of Boeing F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft from the Japan Self-Defence Forces will be periodically deployed to Britain. The initiative is intended to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries and will mark the first time Japanese Air Self-Defence Forces have operated in Europe.

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