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Japan's ASDF plans compensation over cars stained by Blue Impulse color smoke

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics team is seen flying above central Tokyo, in this photo taken at the Ministry of Defense in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021, the ...
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ASDF starts emergency inspections on nearly 200 training planes after crash

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has begun emergency safety inspections on all of its nearly 200 training aircraft after one of the planes crashed minutes after takeoff, officials said Thursday. The T-4 ...
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ASDF's Blue Impulse to perform for Osaka Expo on July 12 and 13

The Blue Impulse aerobatic team of the Air Self-Defense Force will perform over the venue of the Osaka Expo on July 12 and 13, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The commemorative flight was initially ...
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ASDF fighter crashes off Ibaraki Prefecture

The sole pilot on board ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital after being rescued by an ASDF helicopter. The pilot is not injured. "We sincerely apologize for causing concern to the ...