Japan’s Top Gun School
A report from FTV takes us inside the JASDF’s “Top Gun” school at Nyutabaru Airbase in Miyazaki Prefecture:
In the report were are introduced to Japan’s Aggressor Squadron, experienced JASDF fighter pilots who take on the role of enemies in training battles. The JASDF’s promising young pilots are sent to the school to undergo rigorous training that involves several aerial battles a day and lots of classroom lectures. At the end of the report we are reminded that Japan still relies on the F-15 as its primary fighter, and if the fighter fleet is not updated soon, Japan will be lagging behind other nations’ air forces.
