9th Air Wing (JASDF)
9th Air Wing | |
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第9航空団 | |
Active | January 31, 2016 |
Country | Japan |
Branch | Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
Part of | Southwestern Air Defense Force |
Garrison/HQ | Naha Air Base |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ |
Trainer | Kawasaki T-4 |
The 9th Air Wing (第9航空団 (dai-kyuu-koukudan)) is a wing of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It comes under the authority of the Southwestern Air Defense Force. It is based at Naha Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture.[1]
As of 2017 it has two squadrons, both equipped with Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ and Kawasaki T-4 aircraft:
Gallery
[edit]- Aircraft
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 第9航空団 Archived April 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 20, 2017 (in Japanese)
- Thompson, Paul JASDF - Order of Battle July 1, 2017 J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 20, 2017
- Thompson, Paul JASDF - Squadron Histories J-HangarSpace Retrieved September 20, 2017
- "F-15s transferred to Okinawa base to strengthen defense against China", Mainichi Shimbun, February 1, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2017