Japanese Defence News

Japan's Air Force officially retired its last Phantom fighter jets on November 20 with a live broadcast ceremony. The McDonnell F-4 flew for the Japanese for almost half a century - now the two-seater is passing the baton on to the F-35

It was from a tweet that BulgarianMilitary.com learned that Japan already has a second frigate, Kumano, which was developed by the Japanese companies Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding

BulgarianMilitary.com learned through a post on the official Twitter account of the Japanese Navy that the Land of the Rising Sun has not one, but five brand new Japanese-made submarine-hunting aircraft.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been designated as the prime contractor for the Japanese F-X's next-generation fighter program, the Japanese Defense Ministry said

In the background of the ongoing US-Japanese military exercises with the participation of the Canadian ship, assurances were made that Washington was supporting the Japanese position around the disputed Senkaku islands.

The governments of Japan and the United States will work together to prepare a missile detection and tracking system using numerous small satellites. They will be launched into an orbit with an altitude of 300-1000 kilometers.

The American military-political publication National Interest has presented a list of the five most formidable air forces in the world. Let's take a look at it.

The expected appointment of Donna Welton to the position of the head of the department of negotiations and agreements at the State Department is an announcement that Japan will soon have to agree with the US.

Japanese authorities have decided to cancel the plan to deploy US-made AEGIS Ashore missile defense systems in Akita and Yamaguchi Prefectures, has learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The US president Donald Trump has blackmailed Japan by withdrawing US troops from the region if they if they do not pay the $ 8 billion he has demanded for the deployment of US troops, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

In addition, the Japanese military doubts that the starting engine, which separates when starting, is guaranteed not to cause damage if it falls. Due to the lack of such guarantees, the software of the complexes needs to be modified.

A military expert serving as an adviser to the three prime ministers of Japan noted that stealth fighters can be easily detected from space using satellites. The F-35 Lightning II is no exception.

Information related to the communication networks used by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces could be stolen by attackers as a result of a hacker attack against NTT Communications, the country's largest telecommunications operator

They plan to turn a small unit into a large structure in the future. The publication emphasizes that an important pillar for the project will be the cooperation of Japan and the United States in space.