Artist’s impression of future Japanese BMD ship. JSDF Photo The Japanese Ministry of Defense released last week new details on Tokyo’s plan to build two ballistic missile defense warships to counter ...

Soldiers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force set up PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch systems during a temporary deployment drill at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2017. (Toru ...

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected the U ...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has confirmed to Janes that the Japanese government no longer applies any cap or restriction on the country's defence budget. An MoD spokesperson said that the ...

Japan will deploy the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile and the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile to bases in the north, central and southern regions between 2025 and 2027. Japan’s Ministry of Defense ...

People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shupang-class 22 hydrographic survey ship. Photo Courtesy of Japanese Ministry of Defense. People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and Russian Navy warships have made ...

A computer-generated image of Japan's future Aegis System Equipped Vessel. (Japan MOD) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has formally awarded the contract to build the country's second Aegis System ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) is facing pushback from educators' groups as it recently distributed a children's version of the Japan Defense White Paper to elementary schools nationwide.

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers. Eighty years ago, following its defeat in World War II, Japan ...