East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan to collaborate with the U.S. on Railgun development
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Cruise Missiles
Japan purchases 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles worth $1.7 billion
On January 18, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced it has formally signed a contract worth about 254 billion yen ($1.7 billion) with the U.S. Government to acquire up to 400 U.S.-made long-range Tomahawk […]
Air Platform
Japan Prepares For F-35B STOVL Aircraft’s Carrier Operations
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Awarded Contract To Build New Frigates For JMSDF
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan Plans to Build 12 New Mogami-Class Advanced Frigates in 5 Years
Japan will acquire 12 new Mogami-class (FFM) frigates from 2024 to 2028 amid the government’s recent push for a stronger defense posture. The new FFMs are being built at a pace of two ships per […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Unveils New FFM Frigate For Export Markets
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s New Aegis System Equipped Vessels Will Boast an Impressive 128 VLS Cells
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Anti-ship Missile
Japan will conduct anti-ship missile firing exercises first time in Australia
Japanese forces will fire their most advanced anti-ship missile into Australian waters for the first time, ahead of large-scale multinational military exercises that begin later this week. The Japan’s Self Defense Force (JSDF) is preparing […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday in Washington, DC after talks between the US and Japanese foreign and defence ministers, the two countries said China presented an “unprecedented” threat to international order and pledged […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Japan’s $320 billion defense spending doesn’t address manpower shortage, Japan has the lowest population growth among OECD countries
Japan’s plan to undertake its biggest military build-up since World War Two without increasing headcount is flawed, former and serving officers told Reuters, casting doubt over the country’s efforts to deter regional rivals China and […]