航空自衛隊
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace, other air and space operations, cyberwarfare, and electronic warfare. The JASDF maintains a Space Operations Group, which operates a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) system and is developing a space domain awareness satellite planned for launch in 2026. The JASDF partners with organizations such as JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, and NATO members to enhance its space capabilities and international cooperation.
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Japan’s parliament approved a bill to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to the Japan Aerospace Self-Defense Force effective April 2027.
In 2022, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force organized the Space Operations Group.
Star Signal Solutions Inc. signed a memorandum with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Space Operations Group on November 28, 2025, to strengthen public-private partnerships in space situational awareness (SSA).
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force organized a specialized space unit in 2018 and developed its SSA system.
Star Signal Solutions (SSS) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's 1st Space Operations Squadron signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 28 to strengthen and promote public-private collaboration in Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
In 2020, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force established its first Space Operations Squadron.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force plans to launch SDA satellites to monitor geostationary orbit.
LeoLabs received a multimillion-dollar contract to provide low Earth orbit (LEO) data and services to the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF).
LeoLabs has a multimillion-dollar contract dated 2022-05-24 to provide space domain awareness data, services, and training to the Japan Air Self Defense Force.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Space Command signed a space security collaboration agreement in March that includes assigning a full-time liaison officer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to U.S. Space Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
Maj. Gen. Yajima Masahito, head of the air staff at Japan Air Self-Defense Force headquarters, supports cooperating with the U.S. and partners at all stages from peacetime to armed contingencies to secure stable use of space.
Japan is expanding the Space Operations Squadron, a space defense unit under the Japan Air Self-Defense Force that launched with 20 members in May 2020.