China’s defence outlays are closely watched as a barometer of Beijing’s strategic priorities as it presses ahead with ...

U.S. Marines observed Japan’s only amphibious unit carry out a beach-landing drill this week as part of joint exercise, Iron ...

The new EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer aircraft, based on the Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft, will replace the unique EC-1 which has been in service since 1986. The latest in a number of Japanese aircraft ...

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The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have pursued a number of doctrinal changes intended to improve their offensive posture—raising questions about their adherence to the country’s pacifist ...

An artist's impression of Mitsubishi Electric's next-generation defence satellite communications system. (Mitsubishi Electric) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded a contract worth JPY123.5 ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Senior Army and Marine land force leaders from the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, gathered in Tokyo, Japan, for the Land Forces Dialogue (LFD), a ...

South Korea and Japan agreed Friday to resume joint naval search and rescue exercises for the first time in nine years as they seek to strengthen defense cooperation, according to the defense ministry ...

The 1st Airborne Wing, Japan’s only parachute umbrella unit, conducts an exercise at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Narishino Exercise Area, Jan. 11, 2026. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense ...

Japan has recently taken delivery of new drones designed for underwater defense as its military rival China undergoes naval modernization that is expanding its combat fleet. The Chinese Foreign ...

On January 15, Japan and the Philippines signed two new defense agreements in Manila, deepening the integration of Japanese forces into the US-led alliance system preparing for war with China in the ...