The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense spending for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has revised the hull classification symbols for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels effective October 2024. The change adds two
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
Japan Marine United (JMU) showed for the first time conceptual designs for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s future destroyers – DDGX and DDX – during
Japanese tech company Fujitsu has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lockheed Martin to produce power supply components of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 solid state radar
Japanese company Kawasaki unveiled for the first time the naval version concept of their high energy laser system at DSEI 2025 taking place in the
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani has announced that Tokyo proposed joint production of the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) ship-to-air missile during his meeting with U.S.
Lockheed Martin has conducted a successful live radar track test of its solid-state S-band AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar, the company told an online media briefing on 14 January.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) on August 30 requested $59.1 billion (8.5 trillion yen) for fiscal year (FY) Â 2025 starting in April, its largest ever defense budget request. Plans include the construction of three New FFMs.
Lockheed Martin and Navantia have revealed that the SPY-7 radar selected to equip the new F-110 frigates has gone through Critical Design Review
