On July 27, Captain Yokota of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force spoke at the International Conference on Offshore Patrol Vessels, elaborating on the details regarding the JMSDF’s future Offshore… Continue reading "Japan Marine United to build Future Offshore Patrol Vessels for Japan"
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted a test launch of the S-520-RD1 sounding rocket on 24 July from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. According to JAXA, the… Continue reading "Japan Conducts first Successful Scramjet Engine Test"
The mayor of Kanoya, Shigeru Nakanishi, has announced his intent to allow 150 to 200 U.S. service personnel and eight MQ-9 Reaper UAVs deploy to the local Japanese Maritime Self-Defense… Continue reading "Kanoya Mayor Approves MQ-9 Reaper Deployment"
Personnel from the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) departed for India on 22 June to train for the service’s future BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles. The marines hail from the Shore Based… Continue reading "Philippine Marines to Begin Training for BrahMos Missiles Amid Enhanced Cooperation With Partners"
The U.S. Navy and allied nations kicked off the latest iteration of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on the 29 June. The five-week-long multinational exercise will take… Continue reading "Latest Iteration of RIMPAC Exercise to Kickoff in the Hawaiian Islands."
This morning at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works held the naming and launching ceremony for JS Yahagi, the fifth and latest addition to the Mogami class multi-role… Continue reading "Mitsubishi Launches JS Yahagi, Japan’s Fifth Stealth Frigate"
Speaking at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans for an expanded Japanese security role in the Indo-Pacific. As he addressed the… Continue reading "Kishida Pledges to Expand Japan’s International Security Role"
An investigation by Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force into the fatal crash of one of its aggressor F-15DJs has found spatial disorientation to be the most likely cause of the accident.… Continue reading "Spatial Disoriention Responsible For Fatal January JASDF Aggressor Crash"
BRP Mechora Aquino arrived in Manila on June 1, after departing from its yard of origin in Shimonoseki, Japan on May 27. With its arrival, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)… Continue reading "Philippine Coast Guard’s Latest Ship Arrives from Japan"
Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2022 concluded last week with operations drawing to a close on Friday, 21 May. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Japan Coast Guard (JCG), and organizations under… Continue reading "Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan Conclude MARPOLEX 2022"