Kawasaki Heavy Industry unveils new submarine concept with VLS
Japan's KHI unveiled its new submarine concept for the JMSDF. The design features vertical launch systems (VLS).
17 Dec 2023
Japan's KHI unveiled its new submarine concept for the JMSDF. The design features vertical launch systems (VLS).
18 Oct 2023
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MOD) has announced the future equipment on which it will invest in research and development work.
10 Sep 2023
A Japanese V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landed for the first time on a JMSDF vessel: Hyuga-class DDH JS Ise.
28 Aug 2023
Japan's MoD announced the selection of two contractors for the design and production of a new FFM variant to be delivered to the JMSDF.
03 Jun 2023
Local media reports shed new details on Japan's future ASEV - Aegis System Equipped Vessels. They will feature 128 VLS cells for SM-3 and SM-6 missiles...
15 May 2023
On April 11, 2023, Japan's Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced that it had signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for various long-range missiles...
30 Mar 2023
According to Japan's ATLA a launch test of a new SAM system was conducted from Experimental Ship JS Asuka (ASE-6102) in December 2022.
28 Mar 2023
British naval design firm BMT exhibited a model of its CAIMAN-90 high-speed landing craft at DSEI Japan, March 15-17, 2023, near Tokyo.
15 Mar 2023
At DSEI Japan 2023, Kawasaki Heavy Industry (KHI) unveiled a new type of stealthy anti-ship missile called “Island defense anti-ship missile (島嶼防衛用新対艦誘導弾 in Japanese)”.
03 Jan 2023
On December 16, 2022, the Japanese government approved three security-related documents, including a new national security strategy.