Fleet Air Force (JMSDF)

Fleet Air Force
航空集団
Fleet Air Force emblem
Active1 September 1961
Country Japan
Branch Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
TypeNaval aviation
Size11,000
Garrison/HQNaval Air Facility Atsugi
Anniversaries1 September
Insignia
Roundel
Three JMSDF P-3C Orions flying in formation during 2011

In the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Fleet Air Force (Japanese: 航空集団, romanizedkōkū shūdan) is its naval aviation branch, responsible for both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft[1][2] and headquartered in Naval Air Facility Atsugi.[3] As of 2012, it was equipped with over 200 fixed-wing aircraft and 150 helicopters. These aircraft operate from bases throughout Japan, as well as from the JMSDF's ships.[4]: 66 

  1. ^ "航空集団" [Fleet Air Force] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  2. ^ Thompson, Paul (2021-04-01). "JMSDF Primary Air Unit Order of Battle". Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  3. ^ "JMSDF Organization". Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  4. ^ Gunner, Jerry (July 2012). "Western Pacific Guardians". Air Forces Monthly. No. 292. pp. 66–71.

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