Tag: Japan
US Global Hawks begin arriving in Japan
US Pacific Air Forces has begun positioning RQ-4 Global Hawks from Guam at the Yokota Air Base in Japan.
US, Japanese crews complete torpedo drill in Japanese waters
Aircrews from the “Saberhawks” of the US Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 carried out anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in...
Japan commissions 2nd Li-ion powered Taigei-class submarine Hakugei
Japan has commissioned its second Taigei-class air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarine JS Hakugei (SS 514) in a ceremony at Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kobe...
Japan eyes purchase of five more E-2D Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft
The US State Department has approved a potential sale of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to...
Japan commissions 4th Mogami-class frigate in a year
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its fourth Mogami-class frigate at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Works yard on March...
After Coast Guard, GA-ASI scores SeaGuardian RPAS trial success with Japan’s...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) says it has been selected to take part in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude,...
Japan buys carrier landing system used by US Navy
The system is scheduled to be deployed on the JMSDF’s helicopter-destroyer-turned-aircraft-carrier JS Izumo in 2024.
Poseidon with Harpoon missiles join US-Japan drill near Okinawa
US airmen and sailors from the Kadena Air Base teamed up in the skies near Okinawa with Japan Air Self Defense Force...
In a first, Japan intercepts Chinese WZ-7 HALE UAS over East...
Japan's defense ministry revealed on January 1 it had intercepted a Chinese Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon HALE UAS in what it said...
MHI launches Japan’s sixth Mogami-class frigate Agano
Shipbuilding major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has hosted a naming and launching ceremony for the sixth Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class...
