Air Power Trends in Northeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the U.S. - Japan Alliance

Oriana Skylar Mastro and Mark Stokes, Air Power Trends in Northeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the U.S. Japan Alliance, (Washington, DC: Project 2049, 2011).

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Oriana Mastro

Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Mark Stokes

Independent

Date Written: August 1, 2011

Abstract

This study will assess the steps that Japan should take to bolster its air power stance and how the United States can contribute to these efforts. Currently the JASDF operates approximately 350 fighters, including FB15J, FB4EJ, and FB2 fighters, but plans to shift to a smaller, more technologically advanced force of 260 aircraft. Traditionally, the JASDF has operated a frontline fighter fleet concurrent with the United States and has coproduced a number of American aircraft starting with the FB86 and continuing with the FB15 and FB2 fighters it currently deploys. The United States has a great interest in a stronger ally, a more capable JASDF that could take on a greater share of the security burden in Asia while advancing common strategic interests. Looking forward, in the wide spectrum of issues in which the interests of U.S. and Japan align, both parties and the Alliance stand as the ultimate beneficiaries of greater interoperability and closer cooperation in the realm of air power.

Keywords: U.S.-Japan, Japan, Air Power, Asian-Pacific Security

Suggested Citation

Mastro, Oriana and Stokes, Mark, Air Power Trends in Northeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the U.S. - Japan Alliance (August 1, 2011). Oriana Skylar Mastro and Mark Stokes, Air Power Trends in Northeast Asia: Implications for Japan and the U.S. Japan Alliance, (Washington, DC: Project 2049, 2011)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3008964

Oriana Mastro (Contact Author)

Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies ( email )

Stanford, CA 94305
United States

Mark Stokes

Independent

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