The Philippines extended the reach of a series of naval exercises designed to contest Chinese maritime pressure to 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 ...

The Philippine, US and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the ...

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 ...

A RANKING Philippine Navy (PN) official on Wednesday said the just concluded 15th multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA), held in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and up to Batanes Group of ...

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 ...

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 ...

India and Japan have been steadily deepening their defence and strategic ties, with regular joint exercises forming a key ...