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JASDF Confirms RQ-4B Global Hawk Crash in Sea of Japan

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC · How we work

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JASDF reported an RQ-4B Global Hawk crashed into the Sea of Japan on 15 September 2026.
JASDF dispatched two F-15J fighters, a U-125A SAR aircraft, a UH-60J helicopter and a KC-46A tanker.
Coast Guard spotted debris at 2:19 p.m., with a JASDF F-15J reporting it six minutes later.
General Yasuhiro Morita said the UAV was not on a training flight and possibilities are examined.

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JASDF reported an RQ-4B Global Hawk crashed into the Sea of Japan on 15 September 2026.
JASDF dispatched two F-15J fighters, a U-125A SAR aircraft, a UH-60J helicopter and a KC-46A tanker.
Coast Guard spotted debris at 2:19 p.m., with a JASDF F-15J reporting it six minutes later.
General Yasuhiro Morita said the UAV was not on a training flight and possibilities are examined.