Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), Indian Navy Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D 55) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer ...

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) sails in formation with USS America (LHA-6), the Kongo-class destroyer JS Kongo (DDG-173), USS Howard (DDG 83) and USS Dewey ...

The US Navy (USN) has entered a pact with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to collaborate more closely in the field of electronic attack. The agreement will see more bilateral operations ...

What You Need to Know: The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) reached a milestone in its aircraft carrier capabilities as a U.S. Navy F-35B Lightning II conducted its first landing on the JS ...

P-3C aircraft belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) parked at Naha Air Base in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Credit: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Faced with China’s rapid military ...

Japan on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense budget for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo faces growing ...

The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime during FY2025, Japan’s Defense Minister announced. The delivery of the first ...

Summary: The Italian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, ITS Cavour, has departed for its first Indo-Pacific deployment, including visits to Australia and Japan. -It marks the first port call by the ...

On Aug. 7, 2024, after 17 years of military service, Japan retired the first of its distinctive ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious air sea rescue aircraft. In a decommissioning ceremony held at the ShinMaywa ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian for an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) requirement. The aircraft was picked ...

The JMSDF uses its Fuji T-5 aircraft to not only train new pilots but also to enhance the tactical skills of senior aircrews in maritime operations. (JMSDF) Subaru Corporation has won a contract to ...

The JMSDF has been testing an MQ-9B SeaGuardian in service with the Japan Coast Guard. Following these tests the JMSDF has decided to acquire SeaGuardians to fulfil its requirements of long-endurance ...