Japan’s maiden participation in Balikatan 2025 is the culmination of years of defense and security cooperation between Tokyo and Manila. Balikatan 2025 is set to
Japan has established a joint public-private promotion committee in a bid to win Australia’s SEA 3000 frigate program…
On November 28, the Japanese government announced that it has decided to allow joint development and production of Australia’s new general purpose frigates, if the Australian government selects the upgraded Mogami-class frigate.
The Australian Government has down-selected two shipbuilders, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, to progress designs for Australia’s future general purpose frigates.
Australian media in the past week has reported on the government’s decision to narrow down selection for the SEA 3000 requirement from five bidders to
Hanwha for the first time at ADAS 2024 shows their Ocean 4300 frigate integrated with Australian CEAFAR radar suite.
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.
Japan and India have agreed to proceed with the export to New Delhi of the UNICORN integrated stealth antenna system.
Three frigate models illustrate builder capacity to meet SEA 3000 / Tier 2 requirements for Australian Navy. Ocean 4300 Frigate advertises FFX Batch II tailored to RAN interoperability needs.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at IODS 2024 showed FFX Batch 3 / Chungnam-class frigate design and highlighted industrial competency for Australian SEA 3000.
