The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu was given the codename "Nick" by the Allies, while the Japanese designated it a Type 2 two-seat fighter. The aircraft entered production in late 1941, and it continued to ...

The opening of the air war over the Pacific was brutal. Allied pilots found themselves facing an enemy whose fighters ...

Japan and China are blaming each other after Tokyo raised concern that a Chinese fighter jet came dangerously close to Japanese reconnaissance planes.

The post Restored 83-Year-Old WW2 A6M3 Zero Fighter Flies Again appeared first on The Aviationist. ... "The Zero was perhaps the most significant Japanese aircraft type in WWII, ...

Both Japanese warships are expected to carry fighter jets by 2027. Besides a fleet of 11 standard aircraft carriers in service, the U.S. Navy also operates nine amphibious assault ships that are ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defence is thinking of renaming the next fighter plane for the Japan Air Self-defence Force,”Reppu”( GCAP) a nickname inspired by the old Navy fighter jet( Misubishi ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...

A Second World War A6M3 Model 32 (Reisen) Zero fighter of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) took to the skies again for the first time from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, on May 5, 2025, 35 ...