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High-Energy Laser System Spotted Aboard JMSDF Test Ship
On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS Asuka, the test ship
5 December 2025
On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS Asuka, the test ship
Four U.S. Marine Corps F-35B aircraft and a U.S. Navy CVM-22B Osprey conducted flight operations on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s largest destroyer, JS Kaga,
On November 13, Japanese shipbuilder Japan Marine United (JMU) launched the first two of a planned fleet of 12 offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the
The Joint Staff Office (JSO) of the Japan Self-Defense Forces announced on October 4, 2025, that Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels had conducted various
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the sixth Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine “Sogei” ｢そうげい｣ for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The new 3,000-tonne
On September 19, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41) called at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Yokosuka Naval Base.
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
The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has announced its first successful test-firings of a ship-mounted electromagnetic (EM) railgun against a
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
