{"id":61387,"date":"2026-07-20T21:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/61387\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:04:28","slug":"japan-vietnam-expand-defense-ties-with-joint-landing-craft-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/61387\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan, Vietnam Expand Defense Ties\u00a0 With Joint Landing Craft Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dronefront.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784581468_799_WhatsAppVideo2026-05-15at09.23.58.gif\" alt=\"The Drone Front\" width=\"1280\" height=\"539\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan and Vietnam have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/kisha\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">agreed<\/a> to begin discussions on the joint manufacture of a high-speed landing craft, expanding defense-industrial cooperation as both countries deepen security ties in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement was reached during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2026\/07\/a65d30ef2c72dfa84319bf3d3da6c3cdf30b9a96.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">talks in Tokyo<\/a> between Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Japanese government said working-level discussions will determine the project\u2019s technical details.<\/p>\n<p>Optimizing Sea-Based Military Logistics<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koizumi described the vessels as platforms designed to rapidly transport personnel and supplies from offshore ships to littoral zones, offering enhanced mobility during amphibious operations and disaster response deployments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He declined to discuss the future platform\u2019s hull architecture or whether it would be based on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmt.org\/news\/2025\/bmt-and-jmu-announce-contract-award-for-japan-self-defense-force-landing-craft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">existing system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom this perspective, we believe it is necessary to promote meaningful transfers of defense equipment, including Vietnam, with a view to strengthening cooperation with our allies and like-minded countries,\u201d Koizumi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/kisha\/2026\/0717a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Exploring Other Collaborations, Pledging Security Measures<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the meeting, the ministers also agreed to expand collaboration beyond the modern logistics vessels, covering areas such as cybersecurity, peacekeeping operations, and the defense industry, while reaffirming their commitment to regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement marks Japan\u2019s latest effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2026\/07\/09\/philippines-abukuma-warships-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">broaden defense equipment partnerships<\/a> with regional allies as Tokyo seeks stronger <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2026\/07\/13\/japan-russia-secret-military-supply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">security<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2026\/06\/29\/japan-arms-sales-program-exports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">industrial ties<\/a> across Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about concerns over technology security given Vietnam\u2019s ties with <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2026\/07\/07\/japan-china-face-off\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beijing<\/a>, Koizumi noted that Japan would \u201ctake all necessary measures\u201d to protect participating companies\u2019 technical information through strict oversight and close coordination with Hanoi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; Japan and Vietnam have agreed to begin discussions on the joint manufacture of a high-speed landing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61388,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8,17,38989,7881,924],"class_list":["post-61387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-japan","tag-japan","tag-japanese","tag-landing-craft","tag-military-cooperation","tag-vietnam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}