East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan Commissions Fourth Taigei-class Conventional Submarine
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fourth of its Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarines (SSK), which feature better detection and anti-detection capabilities than its older boats. Named JS Raigei (with pennant number SS […]
Air-Launched Weapons
Japan’s MHI develops an advanced derivative of type 12 ASM
Japan originally developed type 91 air-launched antiship missile based on surface-to-ship missile for the Ground Self-Defense Force by utilizing the Type 88 missile technology of the Ground Self-Defense Force. The advanced derivative called type 12 […]
Europe
Hungary’s Prime Minister Backs Sweden’s NATO Membership Bid, Removing Last Hurdle
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that his government supports Sweden’s membership bid, potentially removing the final hurdle to accession after months of fraught negotiations. “I reaffirmed that the Hungarian government […]
