Japanese ship fired SM-3 Block IIA interceptor for the first time
Raytheon in cooperation with the Japan developed the SM-3 Block IIA missile for quite some time. This is a product…
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Japan, UK, and Italy to produce next-gen fighter replacing aging F2
Japan made an official decision to cooperate in the joint development of a next-gen fighter with UK and Italy. The…
Japan will hunt Mach 5 hypersonic missiles changing their path
It is for this reason Japan will launch 50 satellites into low Earth orbit to build a communications network. The…
Japan says ‘Sayonara’ to F-15C Eagle – last flights are this week
The US Air Force is preparing to make the final flights of the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagles in Japan, several…
Japan may supply Ukraine never exported Type 91 surface-to-air MANPADS
The reforms are principled but they follow the real threats in recent years from China as well as what is happening…
Sino-Taiwanese claims make Japan build long-range glide missiles
Tokyo is determined to defend its rights and the MoD commissioned development of missile with an increased range.…
Japan builds Aegis Ashore destroyer as big as an aircraft carrier
Japan plans to invest in a warship, the size of an aircraft carrier - specialized destroyer. In this way, Japan…
Japan accelerates deployment of new Type 12 anti-ship missiles
Japanese MoD plans to accelerate the deployment of an upgraded version of Type 12 anti-ship missile. Japan…
Japan asked to buy 150 AIM-120C-7/8 missiles for its Air Force fleet
150 AIM-120C-7/8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles are the subject of a future deal between the US and…
UK and Japan build joint next-gen fighter, Tempest and FX merge
UK and Japan are close to an agreement to merge their Tempest and FX fighter programs as the two sides seek to…
Japan tests missile scramjet engine with a supersonic fuel burn rate
Japan is preparing for the first flight tests of a scramjet engine, which will most likely be integrated into the…
Gun used to kill Shinzo Abe – pipes, tape, batteries, black powder
The gun used to kill Abe was made from freely available items: two tubes without grooves, barrel-type, wood as the…
Japan plans to build its own early warning ‘wingman’ UCAV
Japan is starting work on developing its own unmanned combat aerial vehicle with US technology assistance, learned…
Japan to use multi-mode MQ-9B UAV for wide-area surveillance
The Japanese Coast Guard will start using the General Atomics MQ-9B UAV in operations as of October 2022, learned…
Japan received JS Kumano – 133 m Mogami-class stealth frigate
The stealth frigate for multi-missions of the Mogami class - JS Kumano - was put into operation. The frigate is…
Japan received an RQ-4B surveillance UAV with Raytheon’s EISS
The first Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk was delivered to Japan arrived at Misawa Air Base after a flight from…
Japan received SS-513 sub – new sonar and power system, Harpoon AShM
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is increasing its combat capability after today, March 9, officially launched…
Bayraktar offers folding wing TB3 UAV to Japanese Izumo destroyer
Baykar Defense General Manager Haluk Bayraktar has announced that the Bayraktar TB3 UAV will be suitable for…
Japanese F-15J Eagle receives LRM and multiple target radar
Japan's pre-announced decision to upgrade nearly 100 of its 201 F-15J / DJ Eagle fighters will be corrected and the…
Japan expects improved AN/SPY-7 radar into its AEGIS weapon system
Japan should soon receive an improved version of Lockheed Martin's radar AN/SPY-7 which radar to integrate into the…
Japan will ‘catch’ hypersonic missiles with magnetic railgun
Japan's Ministry of Defense plans to develop a means of intercepting enemy hypersonic missiles using magnetic…
