On September 19, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s 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 Defense’s 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 Force’s 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
Japan’s largest shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding acquires JMU as subsidiary to compete with Chinese and South Korean rivals On June 26, Japan’s largest shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding
On June 24, 2025, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conducted its first domestic firing exercise involving the launch of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile.
Two Chinese aircraft carriers conducted about 1,120 flight operations near Japan since late may China’s two operational aircraft carriers conducted a total of about 1,120
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems Co., Ltd. held a delivery ceremony and a “self-defense ship flag raising ceremony” today for the Yubetsu (ゆうべつ).
