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 ...

The Japan MoD said that aircraft like the EP-3, the EW variant of the P-3C Orion, itself being replaced by the P-1 where it uses both the U.S.-origin planes, do ‘not meet the functions and performance ...

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 ...

Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, inserts Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, ...

Existing SAR services don't deliver images required by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, Sky Perfect JSAT says. Credit: Sky Perfect JSAT The Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMD) is to fund development ...

Japan is expanding its standoff strike arsenal with a new precision missile to bolster homeland defense amid regional instability. Aiming to reinforce homeland defense amid regional instability, ...

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 has confirmed plans to integrate SM-6 air-defence missiles onto its two JMSDF Maya-class destroyers. Pictured above is the second of these two vessels, JS Haguro , which was commissioned in ...

Astroscale's technologies are aimed at docking and grappling satellites, including uncontrolled spacecraft that are tumbling. Credit: Astroscale Japan’s Ministry of Defense has awarded Astroscale a ...