East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Purchases Additional Type 10 Tank and Type 19 Howitzers
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Japan Ground Self-Defense
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Northrop, Mitsubishi to develop Japan’s integrated air and missile defense networks
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Anti-ship Missile
Japan deploys type 12 anti-ship missiles launchers at China’s choke point
Japan has deployed surface-to-ship missile launchers on Okinawa Island to counter China’s aggressive moves along the first island chain, Japanese media said. The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces announced that a Type 12 […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Saab Awarded Contract To Produce Carl-Gustaf Weapon System For Japan
Saab has received an order from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, JGSDF, for the supply of the man-portable, multi-role weapon system Carl-Gustaf. The order includes over 300 systems and deliveries will take place in 2025. Carl-Gustaf […]
Defense Industry
Too Expensive and Complex Export Laws: Japanese Defense Industries Faces Existential Threat Without Exports
13 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan’s biggest defence contractor, has warned that the survival of the country’s struggling defence sector is at stake as the government debates a historic increase in military spending to counter the […]
Defense Industry
Japan loosens arms exports control as geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific heats up
Japan eases curbs on weapons exports, raises defence budget to record $56 billion Pacifist nation’s major overhaul to arms restrictions in a decade comes amid rising security tensions in Indo-Pacific. Japan has loosened its arms […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Video shows Russia deploys 90 years old T-34 tanks to Kuril Island to defend against high-tech Japanese forces
Russia has moved old tanks, artillery, and multiple air defense systems from a group of islands claimed by both Moscow and Tokyo. That’s according to a Japanese researcher, who believes the equipment could have been […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan Selects Patria AMVXP 8×8 Armored Vehicles
The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced that Patria AMVXP 8×8 has been selected for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force as their next Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier 8×8 vehicle under the WAPC programme. Patria AMVXP […]
Defense Industry
Japan Set To Become Largest Defense Spender In Indo-Pacific Region
Japan is set to approve what could be its biggest increase in defense outlays since the end of the war, putting it on a path to become one of the world’s top military spenders. In […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Australia, Japan Sign Historic Defense Pact
Australia and Japan signs a treaty to beef up defence and security cooperation at a virtual summit today, in the latest move to strengthen ties amid China’s rising military power and economic clout in the […]