Japan’s air force is sleek and high-tech, like a samurai’s katana. They fly F-35s and F-15Js, and their pilots are some of the best trained in the world. Why? Because they practice intercepting Russian bombers over the Pacific all the time.
Their coolest trick is the E-767—a flying radar station that can see enemy planes from 400 miles away. It’s like having a hawkeye in the sky, but with coffee and a snack bar.