601st_Squadron_(JASDF)

601st Squadron (JASDF)

601st Squadron (JASDF)

Military unit

The 601st Squadron (第601飛行隊, dai601hikoutai) is a squadron of the Airborne Early Warning Surveillance Group of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) based at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is equipped with Northrop Grumman E-2C/D Hawkeye aircraft.[3]

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History

In the early 2010s the amount of air activity by China near Okinawa increased dramatically after Japan effectively nationalized the disputed Senkaku Islands, sparking a major backlash from China.

Beginning in 2012 E-2C aircraft of the squadron began deploying to Naha Air Base as required, and in 2014 603rd Squadron was officially formed[4][5] by taking around 130 personnel[6] and four of the squadron's 13 E-2C aircraft from Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture.[7][8][9][10] This left the 601st squadron with nine aircraft.

Tail markings

Unlike many other JASDF squadrons, the squadron's aircraft generally have a marking on their forward fuselage instead of on the tail. The marking is of a bat grasping two bolts of lightning.[11]

Aircraft operated

References

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