On April 18, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released an image of its state-of-the-art railgun currently undergoing testing aboard the test ship JS
The new offshore patrol vessels (OPV) will be built at a very high pace: The first and second vessels are scheduled to be launched in
Japan awards Mitsubishi Heavy Industries $219 million contract for homegrown version of Tomahawk missile. MHI received yet another major contract to develop new standoff missiles,
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.
On March 24, the Japanese Ministry of Defense established a new Self-Defense Forces Maritime Transport Group, a joint unit of the Ground and Maritime Self-Defense
At IDEX 25 in Abu Dhabi, Lockheed Martin showcased for the first time a scale model of Japan’s future AEGIS System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) —
Japan has established a joint public-private promotion committee in a bid to win Australia’s SEA 3000 frigate program…
Some vessels that are part of the Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group (CSG) will call at Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, between February and March 2025.
Japan’s ATLA released images for the first time showing various launch tests of the improved version of the Type 12 anti-ship missile currently under development.
Japan has selected the MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely piloted aircraft system to equip the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Naval News reached out to the JMSDF to find out more about this procurement.
