The Joint Staff Office (JSO) of the Japan Self-Defense Forces announced on October 4, 2025, that Japan Maritime Self-Defense ...

Two People’s Liberation Army Navy surface action groups sailed between Japan’s Okinawa and Miyako Islands in and out of the ...

Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the sixth Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) on order ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will launch its Indo-Pacific Deployment on April 21. A total of five ships forming four surface units deploy during the mission period, supported by submarines ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) Maritime Systems has launched the fourth vessel in the Hibiki-class of auxiliary ocean surveillance ships, designed for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ...

As well as a new sub-launched cruise missile, Japan will be getting upgraded versions of its Type 12 anti-ship missile for ...

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined F-35B operations. The UK’s Royal Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense ...

As part of an ongoing effort to increase its defense strategy, Japan will be adding American-designed missiles to its ...

The Japanese Kongo -class destroyer Chokai is en route to San Diego for modifications that will make it compatible with the American-made Tomahawk cruise missile. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ...

Japan is looking into the feasibility of exporting decommissioned escort ships to Southeast Asian nations, particularly the ...

MHI launched Tatsuta, the 11th Mogami-class frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), in a ceremony held at its facilities in Nagasaki, Japan, July 2, 2025. Credit: Takahashi ...