As-Pac rivals China and Japan continue chasing Somali pirates
A JMSDF P-1 deployed to Japan’s military base in Djibouti for the first time to carry out anti-smuggling…
Japan’s Navy Goes Global – Asian Military Review
An F-35B aircraft, flown by a Royal Navy test pilot, approaches JS Kaga prior to landing on the…
Japanese destroyer fires Tomahawk missile in ‘historic test launch’
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai fires a Tomahawk cruise missile in the Pacific Ocean…
Japan Has Officially Joined The Tomahawk Cruise Missile Club
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has fired a Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile from one of its warships…
Japan Conducts First Tomahawk Live-Fire Aboard JS Chokai
Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced on July 30 that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) had conducted its…
Japan Showcases Destroyer Escort as Philippines Transfer Talks Continue
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) on July 13 opened the Abukuma-class destroyer escort Oyodo to the media…
Philippines Confirms Deal to Acquire Five Japanese Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts
The Philippines has reached a broad agreement with Japan to acquire five soon-to-be-retired Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from the…
MHI delivers Japan’s tenth Mogami-class frigate Nagara
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has delivered the warship Nagara to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, the tenth frigate in…
Japan Commissions 10th Mogami-class Frigate ‘Nagara’ 「ながら」
The highly automated warship underscores the JMSDF’s shift toward leaner surface combatants. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)…
Japan And South Korea Resume SAREX After Nine-Year Hiatus
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) conducted a bilateral Search and…
Japan considers AEW radar pod for MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones
On May 18, 2026, the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading national newspapers, reported that the Japan Self-Defense…
Japan Commissions Ninth Mogami-class Frigate ‘Natori’ 「なとり」
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a delivery ceremony and a “self-defense ship flag raising ceremony” this…