Etiqueta: Japan
The U.S. authorizes the sale of additional RIM-116E missiles for the AEGIS destroyers of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force
The United States government has authorized the potential sale of an additional batch of RIM-116E Block 2B missiles for Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) AEGIS destroyer fleet. This information comes from the notification submitted by the U.S. Department of State to Congress for review...
Su-30SM fighters and Tu-95MS bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces are once again deployed in the Sea of Japan
In recent hours, Japan's Ministry of Defense reported that a total of eight aircraft from the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted air operations in the Sea of Japan. Among the aerial units detected on October 22 were Su-30SM fighters and Tu-95MS bombers, which were closely...
U.S. F-35B fighter jets operate for the first time from the Japan Self-Defense Force’s helicopter carrier JS Kaga
In recent hours, with the confirmation that the U.S. Armed Forces' F-35B stealth fighters have begun operating from the helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has taken an important step towards modernizing and expanding maritime projection capabilities. This event,...
The Kaga helicopter carrier of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived in the U.S. to begin trials with F-35B stealth fighters
Days ago, shrouded in a blanket of dense fog, the helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184) of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived at the port of San Diego, United States, to begin a series of training operations with the U.S. Navy, focused on the future...
Japan closely monitors the activity of the Chinese Navy’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group in the Western Pacific
In its first deployment following modernization work, the Liaoning Aircraft Carrier Strike Group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been detected in recent days in waters of the Pacific, near the Philippines, by Japanese authorities. The Liaoning (CV-16), the first modified...
For the first time since its founding, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait
In a new episode that heightens tensions with China in the Indo-Pacific region, for the first time since its establishment in 1954, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deployed one of its destroyers in the Taiwan Strait. This decision is part of the Japanese government's...
The fifth of the new Taigei-class submarines of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force was launched
In recent hours, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force celebrated the launch of one of its new Taigei-class attack submarines at the Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. During this event, the fifth unit of the class was named Chougei.
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The Chougei,...
Japan will advance the development of an electronic warfare version of its Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft
To strengthen its electronic warfare capabilities, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has recently requested USD 292.1 million for the next year, aimed at advancing the development of a new version of the Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft of the Self-Defense Forces.
According to the information...
