Artist’s impression of future Japanese BMD ship. JSDF Photo The Japanese Ministry of Defense released last week new details on Tokyo’s plan to build two ballistic missile defense warships to counter ...

Soldiers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force set up PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch systems during a temporary deployment drill at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2017. (Toru ...

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected the U ...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has confirmed to Janes that the Japanese government no longer applies any cap or restriction on the country's defence budget. An MoD spokesperson said that the ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense signed four contracts worth a total of $2.83 billion last week with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for its standoff defense capability project, according to a Tuesday ...

Japan will deploy the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile and the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile to bases in the north, central and southern regions between 2025 and 2027. Japan’s Ministry of Defense ...

A computer-generated image of Japan's future Aegis System Equipped Vessel. (Japan MOD) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has formally awarded the contract to build the country's second Aegis System ...

Key Point: The F-3 is also a way for Japan to maintain its domestic aerospace design capability. In February 2019, Japan turned heads with its decision to proceed with the development of an indigenous ...

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers. Eighty years ago, following its defeat in World War II, Japan ...