Hasegawa H01542 1/72 F-15J Eagle J.A.S.D.F.

The F-15J Eagle is the main interceptor fighter of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is the third country in the world to be equipped with the Eagle, after the United States Air Force and Israel.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which had been using the F-104J as an interceptor fighter until then, investigated the FX as a successor to the F-104J.
From among many candidates, it was decided to adopt the F-15 on December 9, 1976, and the first aircraft arrived at Gifu Air Base on March 27, 1981.

When first introduced, the JASDF's F-15J was essentially the equivalent of the US Air Force's F-15C Block 26, with some modifications unique to the JASDF. The main modifications were the addition of the JASDF's own automatic warning and control system (Badge System) and a high-speed data device (J/ASW-10 data link system) that receives interception control from the E-2C early warning aircraft, and the change of the antenna at the tip of the vertical tail to a mass balance.

Markings for 6 different JASDF aircraft

• 201st SQ 2nd AW
  
• 202nd SQ 5th AW
  
• 203rd SQ 2nd AW
  
• 2 aircraft from 204th SQ 7th AW
  
• APW JASDF