The Philippine, US and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the ...
Key Points and Summary: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has introduced "mini-aircraft carriers," such as the JS Kaga and JS Izumo, refitted to deploy F-35B stealth fighters. These vessels ...
They are controlled by the Ministry of Defense with the Prime Minister as commander-in-chief. Since the end of the Cold War, and particularly into the 21st century, increased tensions with North Korea ...
Japan Reports 14% Decrease in Fighter Scrambles to Shadow Chinese, Russian Forces Over Last 9 Months
A Russian Tu-95 bomber and a Chinese J-16 spotted flying between Okinawa and Miyako Island Dec. 9, 2025. Japan’s Joint Staff Office photo Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last ...
TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry acknowledged it failed to meet recruitment goals for the Self-Defense Forces in recent years, as the country seeks to bolster its military amid growing threats from ...
The Japan Self-Defense Force recently tested the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system that is designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships. The Acquisition, Technology and ...
The navies of the Philippines, the U.S. and Japan trained alongside each other in the South China Sea this week to ramp up ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, praised the Nigerian Armed Forces for their resilience in the war against insurgency and criminality, saying their sacrifices remain the ...
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