Named Yahagi (with pennant number FFM-5), the newest Mogami-class frigate was inducted into Escort Division 14, headquartered at the Maizuru naval base in Kyoto Prefecture,
The JMSDF Chief Announced At The Press Conference On April 2 That The Completion Of The First Special Modification work on the Izumo-class destroyer Kaga as planned.
The US Navy has completed the first round of a Tomahawk training program for the JMSDF aboard USS McCampbell at Yokosuka Naval Base.
MHI will start delivering the Mk 41 VLS for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigate for the JMSDF in fiscal year 2024.
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Theodore Roosevelt CSG and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 31.
Japan signed a $1.7 Billion contract with the US for the procurement of 400 Tomahawks land attack cruise missiles.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has begun sea trials of its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) after undergoing major modifications of the vessel to operate the F-35B fighter jets, the JMSDF announced on December 25.
Japan approved $55.9 billion defense spending for fiscal year 2024 amid the increasingly tense security environment in the Indo-Pacific region…
The Japanese MoD announced it has secured $2.5 billion (373.1 billion yen) for fiscal year 2024 to build two Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) for the JMSDF.
Japan’s KHI unveiled its new submarine concept for the JMSDF. The design features vertical launch systems (VLS).
