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"
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"
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency announced on Tuesday that it had conducted its first-ever test firing of an electromagnetic railgun from a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship at sea,… Continue reading "Japan Claims World’s First Railgun Test Firing At Sea"
On 21 December, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries held a christening and launching ceremony for JS Agano at the company’s Nagasaki Shipyard. The sixth 3,900-ton Mogami-class multi-role frigate will begin fitting out… Continue reading "Mitsubishi Launches JS Agano, Japan’s Sixth Mogami-class Stealth Frigate"
The Indian Navy (IN) held multiple naval exercises with various international partners during the past month. These included regular exercises such as MALABAR and SIMBEX as well as new exercises… Continue reading "Indian Navy Holds Multiple Exercises with Partners, MALABAR 2022 Concludes"
The Department of State has approved a potential sale of Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) to the Government of Japan. While the contents of the deal have not been fully finalized,… Continue reading "United States Approves Possible Sale of SM-6 to Japan"
The 2022 edition of the Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX2022) was conducted from September 11-17 in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. The sixth edition of the exercise,… Continue reading "Japan-India Maritime Exercise JIMEX 2022 Conducted With Nine Vessels and Aircraft"
On September 5, Japan’s ShinMaywa Industries announced the maiden flight of its unmanned flying boat XU-M (EXperimental Unmanned / Utility aircraft – Marine type). The firm stated that the maiden… Continue reading "ShinMaywa Announces Maiden Flight Of ‘XU-M’ Unmanned Amphibian Aircraft"
According to Mainchi Shimbun, the Japan Ministry of Defense announced on August 31 that it will commission two Aegis-equipped surface combatants to replace the earlier plan of Aegis Ashore installations,… Continue reading "Japanese Defense Budget Expansion Includes Two 20,000 Ton Cruisers"
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"