List of military aircraft of Japan
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This list of military aircraft of Japan includes prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era. This includes both native Japanese designs, Japanese produced copies of foreign design, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of Japan.
Wikipedia policy is to use the Japanese names for these aircraft, not the World War II Allied codenames, although these will be redirects and mentioned in the article. They may be listed here for ease of reference. The prefix "Ki" in this list is an abbreviation of "Kitai", meaning "airframe", and was used only by the Japanese AAF. "Ki" should be read as one word, pronounced "Kee".
(Note: a " - " means the information is unknown, not yet added, or not applicable)
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[edit] Modern (post 1945)
See also Japan Air Self-Defense Force: the JASDF was formed in 1954
[edit] Fighters
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Fighters | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed F–104J "Eiko" ("Glory") | 210 | 1966–1986 | Fighter; Lockheed/Lockheed kits/Mitsubishi licence production |
| Lockheed F–104DJ "Eiko" ("Glory") | 20 | 1966–1986 | Two-seat version (training); all Lockheed kits |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ | 140 | 1971–1995 | Fighter (138 Mitsubishi manufactured) |
| Mitsubishi F-1 | 77 | 1977– | Single-seat fighter version of the T-2; modeled on SEPECAT Jaguar features, but not technical design. |
| McDonnell Douglas F–15J | 223 | 1981– | Fighter; 12 built by McDonnell Douglas, the rest by Mitsubishi |
| McDonnell Douglas F–15DJ | 48 | 1981– | 2-seat fighter variant |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai | 96 | 1989– | Improved F-4EJ; last 'J' overhauled to Kai standard in 1995; (kai = 'improved') |
| Mitsubishi F-2 "Viper Zero" | (98) | 2000– | Fighter, based on the F-16 Fighting Falcon; replacing F–1 |
| F-X | (70) | (est. 2010–2015) | F-15K equivalents or better, F/A-18E/F or Eurofighter. Replacing F-4. |
[edit] Reconnaissance
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Reconnaissance | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech King Air C90 UC-90 | 1 | 1974– | Photosurvey |
| McDonnell Douglas RF-4E | 14 | 1974–1995 | Unarmed reconnaissance |
| McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai | 11 | 1989– | Improved RF-4EJ; 17 F-4EJ also converted to this standard |
[edit] Patrol
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Patrol | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed P-2H | 64 | 1959–1981 | Patrol |
| Kawasaki P-2J | 82 | 1966–1998 | Patrol, based on the P2V Neptune |
| Shin Meiwa PS-1 | 21 | 1971–1989 | Patrol & anti-submarine flying boat |
| ShinMaywa US-1A | 19 | 1975– | Search and rescue flying boat |
| Lockheed P-3C | 110 | 1981– | Patrol |
| ShinMaywa US-1A Kai / ShinMaywa US-2 | 2 (14) | 2007- | Search and rescue flying boat |
| Kawasaki P-1 | (80) | (est. 2011) | Maritime patrol |
[edit] Airborne Early Warning
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Airborne Early Warning | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumman E-2C | 13 | 1983– | Airborne early warning plane |
| Boeing E-767 | 4 | 1999– | Early warning radar aircraft |
[edit] Tankers
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Tankers | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing KC-767J | 4 | 2007– | Air-refueling tanker |
[edit] Transports
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Transports | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis C-46 Commando | 48 | 1954–1978 | Transport |
| NAMC YS-11 | 23 | 1965– | Airliner and cargo transport |
| Beech King Air C90 LC-90 | 5 | 1974– | Liaison |
| Kawasaki C-1 | 31 | 1975– | Transport |
| Mitsubishi MU-2 | 53 | 1967– | Utility transport and search & rescue; includes 20 LR–1 liaison and photo-reconnaissance variants |
| Lockheed C-130H | 16 | 1983– | Transport |
| Boeing 747-47C | 2 | 1992– | VIP transport |
| Raytheon Hawker 800 U–125/U–125A | (27) | 1992– | Liaison and search & rescue |
| Gulfstream IV-SP U-4 | 5 | 1997– | Transport |
| Beech King Air 350 LR-2 | 6 | 1998– | Communications |
| Kawasaki C-X | (44) | (est. 2012) | Transport (Replacing Kawasaki C–1 and Lockheed C–130H) |
[edit] Trainers
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Trainers | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed T-33 | 287 | 1954–2000 | Trainer |
| Kawasaki KAL-2 | - | 1954– | Trainer and liaison plane |
| North American T-6 Texan | - | 1954– | Trainer |
| Fuji LM–1 | 134 | 1955– | Trainer and liaison plane; license-built T-34 Mentor |
| Fuji T-1 "Hatsutaka" | 64 | 1960–2006 | Advanced jet trainer |
| Fuji LM-2/KM-2 | 66 | 1962–1998 | Trainer and liaison plane (including 2 TL–1 army trainers) |
| Queen Air 65 "Umibato" | 28 | 1963–2000 | Communications and navigation trainer |
| Beech King Air C90 TC-90 | 34 | 1974– | Multi-engine trainer |
| Mitsubishi T-2/T-2A | 96 | 1975–2006 | 2-seat advanced jet trainer, modeled on SEPECAT Jaguar features, but not technical design. |
| Fuji T-3 | 50 | 1978– | Trainer (KM-2B) |
| Learjet U-36A | 6 | 1985– | Combat support variant of the Learjet 35A |
| Kawasaki T-4 "Dolphin" | 208 | 1988– | Subsonic jet trainer |
| Fuji T-5 | 36 | 1988– | Turboprop trainer (KM-2D/KM-2 Kai) |
| Beechjet T-400 | 13 | 1994– | Crew trainer |
| Fuji T-7 | (48) | 2002– | Turboprop trainer (T-3 Kai) |
[edit] Research aircraft
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Research aircraft | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATD-X Shinnshinn | - | - | research |
[edit] Helicopters
| Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | |||
| Helicopters | |||
| Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikorsky H-19 | - | 1954 | Light helicopter |
| Bell H-13 | - | 1954 | Light helicopter |
| Bell-Kawasaki KH-4 | 19 | 1965 | 3-seat version of Bell Model 47G |
| Kawasaki-Vertol 107 | - | - | Medium transport helicopter |
| Fuji-Bell UH-1B/H "Hiyōdori" | 90/50 | 1962 | Light multi-purpose helicopter |
| Fuji-Bell UH-1H ("UH–1J") | 78 | 1993 | Light multi-purpose helicopter |
| Hughes OH-6 | - | - | Light observation helicopter |
| Fuji-Bell AH-1S | 88 | 1979 | Attack Helicopter |
| Boeing CH-47J/CH-47JA | 32 | 1988 | Large transport helo; Kawasaki Licensed production; JA long range version |
| Mitsubishi RP-1 | - | 1994 | Transport |
| Kawasaki OH-1"Ninja" | 180–200 | - | Reconnaissance-light observation helicopter (Kongata Kansoko); first flight in 1996; replacing OH-6 |
| McDonnell Douglas/Boeing/Fuji AH-64D | 12 –(60) | (1999) | Attack Helicopter; JSDF approved order in 1999 |
| SH-60 Seahawk | 70 | (2000) | Anti-Submarine Helicopter |
| UH-60 Black Hawk | 47 | (2000) | Multi-purpose helicopter |
| CH-53E Super Stallion | 11 | - | Minesweeping |
| H-3 Sea King | 124 | - | Anti-submarine warfare and Search-and-Rescue |
| AgustaWestland EH101 | 14 | 2006 | Minesweeping |
[edit] Pre-1945
See also Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army
[edit] Fighters
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | |||||
| Fighters | |||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Prod | Info |
| Kawasaki Ki-10 | - | Perry | 1935 | - | |
| Nakajima Ki-27 | - | Nate | 1936 | Army monoplane fighter | |
| Nakajima Ki-43 | 隼 "Hayabusa" | Oscar | 1939 | 5,919 | Army fighter |
| Nakajima Ki-44 | 鍾馗 "Shoki" | Tojo | 1940 | 1,225 | Army fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-45 | 屠龍 "Toryu" | Nick | 1939 | 1,701 | Army night fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-60 | - | - | 1940 | Army interceptor powered by DB601 engine | |
| Kawasaki Ki-61 | 飛燕 "Hien" | Tony | 1941 | 3,078 | Army fighter with inline engine |
| Kawasaki Ki-64 | - | Rob | 1943 | Army experimental fighter | |
| Mitsubishi Ki-83 | - | - | 1944 | Army twin-engine escort fighter | |
| Nakajima Ki-84 | 疾風 "Hayate" | Frank | 1943 | 3,514 | Army fighter |
| Nakajima Ki-87 | - | - | 1945 | Army high-altitide fighter | |
| Rikugun Ki-93 | - | - | 1945 | Army twin-engine fighter | |
| Tachikawa Ki-94 | - | - | 1945 | Army interceptor | |
| Kawasaki Ki-96 | - | - | 1943 | Army experimental heavy fighter | |
| Kawasaki Ki-100 | - | - | 1945 | 121 | Army fighter, derivative of Ki-61 with radial engine |
| Kawasaki Ki-102 | - | Randy | 1944 | 238 | Army night fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-108 | - | - | 1944 | Army high-altitude fighter | |
| Mitsubishi Ki-109 | - | - | 1944 | Army twin-engine interceptor | |
| Mitsubishi Ki-202 | 秋水改 "Shusui-kai" | - | - | 0 | Rocket interceptor for Army and Navy |
| Nakajima A2N | - | - | 1930 | Carrier biplane fighter | |
| Nakajima A4N | - | - | 1935 | Carrier-borne fighter | |
| Mitsubishi A5M | 九六艦戰 - "Type 96 Carrier Fighter" | Claude | 1935 | 1,094 | Navy carrier-based fighter |
| Mitsubishi A6M Zero | 零戦 "Reisen" | Zeke | 1939 | 11,000 | Navy carrier fighter (type 0), the "Zero"(Pearl Harbor) |
| Mitsubishi A7M | 烈風 "Reppu" | Sam | 1944 | Navy carrier-based fighter | |
| Nakajima J1N | 月光 "Gekko" | Irving | 1941 | Navy land-based night fighter | |
| Mitsubishi J2M | 雷電 "Raiden" | Jack | 1942 | Navy land-based interceptor | |
| Nakajima J5N | 天雷 "Tenrai" | - | 1944 | Navy land-based interceptor | |
| Kyūshū J7W | 震電 "Shinden" | - | 1945 | Navy interceptor | |
| Mitsubishi J8M | 秋水 "Shusui" | - | 1945 | 1 | Rocket interceptor based on the Messerschmitt Me 163, Army and Navy |
| Kawanishi N1K-J | 紫電 "Shiden" | George | 1942 | 1,007 | Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K |
| Aichi S1A | 電光 "Denko" | - | - | Navy night fighter | |
| Kawanishi P1Y2-S | 極光 "Kyokko" | - | 1944 | Navy night-fighter derivative of the Yokosuka P1Y | |
| Kawasaki KDA-5 | - | - | 1932 | - | |
| Nakajima Type 91 | - | - | 1931 | Parasol monoplane fighter | |
[edit] Bombers
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | ||||
| Bombers | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Mitsubishi Ki-1 | Type 93 Heavy Bomber | - | 1933 | Early monoplane bomber |
| Mitsubishi Ki-2 | Type 93 Twin-engine Light Bomber | Louise | 1933 | Early monoplane bomber |
| Mitsubishi Ki-21 | Type 97 Heavy Bomber | Sally/Gwen | 1936 | Army bomber |
| Mitsubishi Ki-30 | Type 97 Light Bomber | Ann | 1937 | Army light bomber |
| Kawasaki Ki-32 | Type 98 Single-engine light bomber | Mary | 1937 | Light bomber |
| Kawasaki Ki-48 | "Sokei" | Lily | 1939 | Light bomber |
| Nakajima Ki-49 | 呑龍 "Donryu" | Helen | 1939 | Army heavy bomber |
| Mitsubishi Ki-51 | 九九襲擊 - "Type 99 Attacker" | Sonia | 1939 | Army attack / reconnaissance plane |
| Kawasaki Ki-66 | - | - | 1942 | - |
| Mitsubishi Ki-67 | 飛龍 "Hiryū" | Peggy | 1942 | Army medium bomber |
| Tachikawa Ki-74 | - | Patsy | 1944 | Bomber, reconnaissance |
| Nakajima Ki-115 | 剣 "Tsurugi" | - | 1945 | Kamikaze bomber |
| Mitsubishi B1M | - | - | 1923 | Carrier torpedo bomber |
| Mitsubishi B2M | - | - | 1932 | Carrier torpedo bomber |
| Yokosuka B4Y | - | Jean | 1935 | Biplane torpedo bomber |
| Nakajima B5N | 九七艦攻 "Type 97 Carrier Attacker"- | Kate | 1937 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber |
| Mitsubishi B5M | - | Mabel | 1936 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber |
| Nakajima B6N | 天山 "Tenzan" | Jill | 1941 | Navy torpedo bomber |
| Aichi B7A | 流星 "Ryusei" | Grace | 1942 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber |
| Aichi D1A | - | Susie | 1934 | Navy carrier dive bomber |
| Aichi D3A | 九九艦爆 - "Type 99 Carrier Bomber" | Val | 1938 | Navy carrier dive bomber |
| Yokosuka D4Y | 彗星 "Suisei" | Judy | 1940 | Dive bomber |
| Mitsubishi G3M | - | Nell | 1934 | Navy land-based bomber |
| Mitsubishi G4M | 一式陸攻 "Ishikirikko" | Betty | 1939 | Navy land-based bomber |
| Nakajima G5N | 深山 "Shinzan" | Liz | 1941 | long-range heavy bomber |
| Nakajima G8N | 連山 "Renzan" | Rita | 1944 | Navy long-range heavy bomber |
| Nakajima G10N | 富岳 "Fugaku" | - | - | Unfinished ultra-long-range heavy bomber |
| Nakajima J9Y | 橘花 "Kikka" | - | - | Jet based on the Messerschmitt Me 262 |
| Yokosuka MXY7 | 桜花 "Ohka" | Baka | 1944 | Kamikaze bomber |
| Yokosuka P1Y | 銀河 "Ginga" | Frances | 1943 | Medium bomber |
| Kyūshū Q1W | 東海 "Tokai" | Lorna | 1943 | Navy anti-submarine patrol bomber |
[edit] Transports
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | |||||
| Transports | |||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Prod | Info |
| Kawasaki Ki-56 | - | Thalia | 1940 | 121 | Twin-engine transport |
| Kokusai Ki-59 | - | Theresa | 1939 | Twin-engine transport | |
| Mitsubishi Ki-57 | - | Topsy | 1939 | 406 | (MC-20, L4M) - Twin-engine transport |
| Nakajima Ki-34 | - | Thora | 1936 | 318 | (L1N) Twin-engine transport |
[edit] Reconnaissance
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | ||||
| Observation, Reconnaissance and Liaison | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Kokusai Ki-76 | - | Stella | 1941 | - |
| Mitsubishi Ki-15/C5M | - | Babs | 1936 | Army reconnaissance |
| Mitsubishi Ki-46 | - | Dinah | 1939 | Army reconnaissance aircraft |
| Nakajima Ki-4 | - | - | 1934 | Army reconnaissance aircraft |
| Nakajima C6N | 彩雲 "Saiun" | Myrt | 1943 | Navy reconnaissance plane |
| Tachikawa Ki-36 | - | Ida | 1938 | Close air support aircraft. |
| Tachikawa Ki-70 | - | Clara | 1943 | Reconnaissance |
| Yokosuka R2Y | 景雲 "Keiun" | - | 1945 | Reconnaissance |
[edit] Trainers
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | ||||
| Trainers | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Aichi M6A1-K | 南山 "Nanzan" | - | 1945 | Land-based trainer version of the M6A |
| Kyūshū K11W | 白菊 "Shiragiku" | - | 1942 | Bombing trainer |
| Mitsubishi K3M | - | Pine | 1930 | Naval crew trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-17 | - | Cedar | 1935 | Biplane basic trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-9 | - | Spruce | 1935 | Army medium trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-55 | - | - | 1939 | Army advanced trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-54 | - | Hickory | 1940 | Trainer & transport |
| Yokosuka K5Y | - | Willow | 1933 | Biplane trainer |
| Yokosuka MXY8 | 秋草 "Akigusa" | - | 1945 | Unpowered trainer version of the Mitsubishi J8M |
| Yokosuka MXY9 | 秋火 "Shuka" | - | 1945 | Jet-powered version of the MXY8 |
[edit] Flying boats and seaplanes
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | |||||
| Flying Boats and Seaplanes | |||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Prod | Info |
| Aichi E11A | - | Laura | 1937 | 17 | Reconnaissance flying boat |
| Aichi E13A | - | Jake | 1940 | 1,418 | - |
| Aichi H9A | - | - | 1940 | 31 | - |
| Aichi E16A | 瑞雲 "Zuiun" | Paul | 1942 | Reconnaissance seaplane | |
| Aichi M6A | 晴嵐 "Seiran" | - | 1943 | Submarine-based seaplane | |
| Kawanishi E7K | - | Alf | 1933 | Reconnaissance seaplane | |
| Kawanishi H6K | - | Mavis | 1936 | 217 | Reconnaissance flying boat; formerly - Navy Type 97 Flying Boat |
| Kawanishi E15K | 紫雲 "Shiun" | Norm | 1941 | Reconnaissance seaplane | |
| Kawanishi H8K | - | Emily | 1941 | 167 | Flying Boat - Bomber, torpedo plane |
| Kawanishi H8K2-L | 晴空 "Seiku" | Emily | - | Transport version of Emily | |
| Kawanishi N1K | 強風 "Kyofu" | Rex | 1942 | Floatplane fighter | |
| Mitsubishi F1M | - | Pete | 1936 | Observation seaplane | |
| Nakajima E2N | - | - | 1929 | Reconnaissance seaplane | |
| Nakajima E4N | - | - | 1930 | Reconnaissance seaplane | |
| Nakajima E8N | - | Dave | 1934 | Reconnaissance seaplane | |
| Nakajima A6M2-N | - | Rufe | 1942 | 327 | Mitsubishi Zero floatplane version |
| Yokosuka H5Y | - | Cherry | 1936 | Flying boat | |
| Yokosuka E14Y | - | Glenn | 1939 | Submarine-based floatplane | |
[edit] Autogyros
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | ||||
| Autogyros | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Kayaba Ka-1 | - | - | 1941 | An autogyro recon aircraft |
[edit] Experimental
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | ||||
| Experimental | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Kawasaki Ki-78 | - | - | 1942 | - |
| Tachikawa Ki-77 | - | - | 1942 | - |
[edit] See also
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