Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF
Abbreviation of 航空自衛隊 (Japan Air Self-Defense Force). Used in news, military contexts, and informal discussion.
See also: 航空自衛隊 (こうくうじえいたい)
An ASDF fighter jet scrambled.
He joined the Air Self-Defense Force.
Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 航空 (air) and 自衛隊 (Self-Defense Force).