A U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II landed aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Kaga on Sunday, the first time the aircraft has landed aboard the JMSDF multi-function destroyer. A… Continue reading "U.S. Navy F-35B Makes First Ever Landing Aboard JS Kaga"
The United States’ Missile Defense Agency announced on Wednesday that it had selected Northrop Grumman’s hypersonic glide phase interceptor for further development. Continued development of the interceptor will be jointly… Continue reading "U.S. Missile Defense Agency Selects Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor For Further Development"
Last week, Italy announced the deployment of its 27,100-ton flagship, the Aircraft Carrier Cavour to the Indo-Pacific. Armed with a complement of up to 10 advanced F-35B stealth fighters the… Continue reading "Italy Strengthens Ties with Japan as Carrier Arrives in the Indo-Pacific"
Milrem Robotics, a leading European developer of robotics and autonomous systems majority-owned by UAE-based EDGE Group, announced on April 16 that it has signed a contract to provide three THeMIS… Continue reading "Japan To Procure Three THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) From Milrem Robotics"
Japan’s government announced on Tuesday that it would allow the next-generation fighter aircraft it is jointly developing with the United Kingdom and Italy to be exported to “third party” nations… Continue reading "Japan Publishes Global Combat Air Programme Fighter Export Guidelines"
The Japanese government has officially signed a contract for the purchase of up to 400 Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, part of Tokyo’s pursuit to bolster its long-range strike capabilities.… Continue reading "Japan Officially Signs Contract For Tomahawk Cruise Missile Purchase"
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force has published photographs of its quadrupedal “robot dog” unmanned ground vehicles in use during disaster relief efforts in the wake of the January 1 Noto Earthquake.… Continue reading "Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force Deploys Robot Dogs To Aid Earthquake Relief Efforts"
Japan’s defense ministry announced on December 22 that it had completed development on the SH-60L anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the newest Japanese variant of the Seahawk. The announcement also approved the… Continue reading "Japan Announces Completion Of SH-60L Seahawk Development"
The UK’s Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that a Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group is to visit Japan in 2025 as part of the flagship 2025 Indo-Pacific deployment. The… Continue reading "British Carrier Strike Group To Visit Japan in 2025"
The British Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force started the Vigilant Isles 23 exercise on November 15, the first joint exercise between the militaries conducted following the entry into… Continue reading "First UK-Japan Exercise Under Reciprocal Access Agreement Begins"