The in-cockpit footage was taken from a display at the Gold Coast Pacific Airshow last month and has already clocked up more than more than 300,000 views.
In total, six of the aircraft type will take part in Exercise Bushido Guardian 23 at Komatsu Air Base, halfway between Kanazawa and Fukui City, in the country’s centre.
Unions have pointed to a 2022 Australian National Audit Office report, which showed CASA’s surveillance activities declining by 31 per cent between 2017–18 and 2020–21, saying there is a “mismatch” between CASA staffing and anticipated surveillance levels.
Transport Minister Catherine King has blamed the lack of action around Sydney take-off slots on the previous Coalition government and confirmed more news will come before the release of the White Paper.
The Green Paper, weighing in at more than 200 pages, covers areas including the transition to net zero, consumer protections, competition, and aviation affordability. It is open for comment until 30 November.
The Brisbane Airport Curfew and Demand Management Bill 2023 would introduce an hourly cap on flights, while non-emergency flights would be subjected to a late-night curfew. More flights would be routed over the water rather than the city where possible.