On November 13, Japanese shipbuilder Japan Marine United (JMU) launched the first two of a planned fleet of 12 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the
Japanโs new Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has publicly called for Tokyo to consider acquiring nuclear-powered submarines (SSN), marking what would be a significant strategic shift
On October 20, Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding met with Japanโs Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and conveyed Wellingtonโs
Japanโs Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the sixth Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine “Sogei” ๏ฝขใใใใ๏ฝฃ for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The new 3,000-tonne
On September 19, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)โs Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41) called at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Yokosuka Naval Base.
The Japanese Ministry of Defenseโs Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has announced its first successful test-firings of a ship-mounted electromagnetic (EM) railgun against a
On August 29, the Japanese Ministry of Defense submitted a record defense budget request of $60.2 billion (8.8 trillion yen) for fiscal year 2026, which
On August 7, Japan deployed its first three F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters at the Japan Air Self-Defense Forceโs Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki prefecture
North Korea focuses on improving quality of new solid-fuel missiles and hypersonic weapons, Japan defense white paper says. North Korea is focusing on improving the
Japan is procuring compact, missile-laden multi-mission frigates at a rapid pace to deter China and Russia effectively in the East China Sea and the Indo-Pacific
