Released in August 2020
HASEGAWA 1/72 aircraft series F-15J Eagle Air Self-Defense Force. HE12F15J Kuji released in August 2020
[Product introduction]
HASEGAWA 1/72 aircraft series F-15J Eagle Air Self-Defense Force. The F-15J Eagle is the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's main interceptor fighter. Japan's Air Self-Defense Force is the third nation in the world to be equipped with Eagles, following the United States Air Force and Israel. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which had previously used the F-104J as an interceptor fighter, investigated the F-X as a successor to the F-104J. Out of many candidate aircraft, it was decided to adopt the F-15 on December 9, 1978, and the first aircraft arrived at Gifu Base on March 27, 1981. When first introduced, the Air Self-Defense Force's F-15J was basically an aircraft equivalent to the U.S. Air Force's F-15C Block 26, with some modifications unique to the Air Self-Defense Force. This is due to the addition of the Self-Defense Force's own automatic warning and control organization (badge system) and high-speed data equipment (J/ASW-10 data link system) that receives interception control from E-2C early warning aircraft, and the addition of the vertical tail. The main modification was to change the antenna at the tip to a mass balance one. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force first deployed the F-15J to Nyutabaru Air Base to train pilots, and then began deploying it to fighter wings in earnest. Currently, the F-15J has 201 Squadron (Chitose Base), 202 Squadron (Nyutabaru Base), 203 Squadron (Chitose Base), 204 Squadron (Hyakuri Base), 303 Squadron (Komatsu Base), and 304 Squadron ( It is deployed in seven squadrons: Tsukijo Base) and 305 Squadron (Hyakuri Base). Like the U.S. Air Force, the F-15J is undergoing a multi-stage improvement program (MSIP), and equipment is being improved and added year by year. For this reason, the appearance has also changed, including the addition of a new antenna. In addition, an aircraft that can carry the domestically produced AAM-3 air-to-air missile is also being modified. The F-15J will serve as the Air Self-Defense Force's main fighter aircraft, and together with the FS-X, which will be developed in the future, will play an active role in the defense of Japan's skies.
[Product specifications]
1/72 scale unpainted assembly kit□