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
The Royal Navy carrier strike group (CSG) is currently making a port call in Yokozuka, Japan after large scale exercises conducted in the Philippine Sea
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
In July 2025, the Spanish Navy frigate Méndez Núñez made port calls at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) bases in Yokosuka and Kure. While
Saab is proposing its CB90 fast combat boat to the Japan Self-Defense Forces for potential procurement. The CB90 is a highly maneuverable multipurpose craft capable
Lockheed Martin successfully delivered the first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset comprised of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas to the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD).
Japan is in talks with the Philippines over a potential transfer of used navy destroyers and maritime surveillance aircraft, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to
Since the 2010s, Japan has been compelled to respond to China’s maritime expansion and military buildup. A particularly critical issue has been how to defend
HII announced the order from Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi) for more than a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) under a program that will
The U.S. Navy is betting on Republican lawmakers in its recently unveiled Fiscal Year 2026 budget, gambling one of the primary surface-to-air missiles fielded in
