Tag: Japan
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...
Japan commissions third Mogami-class frigate in 10 months
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned its third Mogami-class frigate JS Noshiro at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's Nagasaki Shipyard.
Japan, UK, Italy merge fighter projects into Global Combat Air Program
Merging the Tempest effort in the UK and the F-X fighter program in Japan, GCAP will aim to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft by 2035.
Japan opts for Finnish AMVXP 8×8 as its new armored personnel...
Japan's defense ministry has selected the Patria-built AMVXP 8x8 as the next wheeled armored personnel carrier 8x8 vehicle for the Japan Ground...
Boeing gets $398M for two more KC-46A Pegasus tankers for Japan
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $398 million contract to deliver two additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the Japan Air...
Japan’s newest destroyer class completes SM-3, SM-2 missile trials
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed a two-week live fire demonstration involving...
United States clears SM-6 missile sale to Japan
Japan is one of three countries other than the United States looking to integrate the SM-6 on its destroyers.
Another E-2D for Japan Air Self-Defense Force arrives in Iwakuni
The US Marine Corps has unloaded an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft onto the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni...
Japan launches third Taigei-class submarine Jingei
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the third Taigei-class submarine for the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) at its Kobe yard on October...
