The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (日本航空自衛隊 Kōkū Jieitai?), or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. The JASDF carries out combat air patrols around Japan, while also maintaining an extensive network of ground and air early warning radar systems. The branch also has an aerobatic team known as Blue Impulse and has recently been involved in providing air transport in several UN peacekeeping missions. The JASDF had an estimated 45,000 personnel in 2005, and as of 2013 operates 791 aircraft. Of those 791 aircraft in service approximately 350 are fighter aircraft.  航空自衛隊（日語：航空自衛隊／こうくうじえいたい Kōkū Jieitai，英語：Japan Air Self-Defense Force），簡稱空自（日語：空自／くうじ Kūji，英語：JASDF），是日本自衛隊的航空部隊，全體武職人員稱「航空自衛官」。由於受限二戰後和平主義崛起、現行日本國憲法等等的限制，因此其編制跟武器都是偏重防衛，不配備具侵略性的戰略轟炸機、長距離運輸機、彈道飛彈、巡弋飛彈以及核生化武器，人力、兵器彈藥庫存相對短少而且實用，節省下來的預算也可以充分投入民用。1954年7月1日，日本政府決定將警察預備隊與海上保安廳海上警備隊整合成立防衛廳。同時，在防衛廳下設立航空自衛隊，它的成立象徵以往分屬於陸海軍的航空隊正式成為獨立空軍。 雖然因為戰後憲法的規定而不能稱作為日本空軍，相對於大國而言雖有不足，但除去法律層面的限制與預算運用的限制，在實際上裝備與訓練與世界各國的空軍並無多大的差異性，空自訓練精銳、技術先進，再加上與美軍有相當密切的交流，使得日本航空自衛隊成為東亞地區的一支重要空中武力。自蘇聯解體後，隨著攸關日本海空交通線之台海問題與中日領土爭議升溫，日本的空防重心從北方南移至九州與琉球群島以加強地區防衛力量。 2006年3月27日，日本自衛隊成立統合幕僚監部（相當於總參謀部），取代過去的統合幕僚會議（相當於參謀長聯席會議），開始執行新的作戰體系。此前，陸海空三個自衛隊分別由各自的幕僚長（相當於參謀長）分別進行指揮，同時輔助防衛廳長官工作。在新的體系下，陸海空各部隊的幕僚長將輔佐統合幕僚長（總參謀長）指揮部隊[1]。 2020年1月5日，日本《讀賣新聞》稱，日本政府正展開協調，將「航空自衛隊」改名為「航空宇宙自衛隊」，最快將於2021年度實現更名。該報指此舉旨在明確宇宙空間也是防衛領域的一部分，強化太空防衛能力[2]。Major units of the JASDF are the Air Defense Command, Air Support Command, Air Training Command, Air Development and Test Command, and Air Materiel Command. The Air Support Command is responsible for direct support of operational forces in rescue, transportation, control, weather monitoring and inspection. The Air Training Command is responsible for basic flying and technical training. The Air Development and Test Command, in addition to overseeing equipment research and development, is also responsible for research and development in such areas as flight medicine. On May 19, 2020 the JASDF officially inaugurated its Space Operation Squadron.[14] F-15DJ Eagle The Air Defense Command has northern, central, and western regional headquarters located at Misawa, Iruma, and Kasuga, respectively and the Southwestern Composite Air Division based at Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. All four regional headquarters control surface-to-air missile units of both the JASDF and the JGSDF located in their respective areas..

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