Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Mitsubishi Electric wins USAF F-15 radar antenna repair deal

Japanese commercial and defence prime Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced on 28 June that it has signed a pilot contract with Raytheon, a subsidiary of...

Japan’s MHI launches ninth Mogami frigate

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) subsidiary Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works has launched the ninth of a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates for...
Y-8 and Y-9

Listening, Watching, Gathering – Chinese EW Comes of Age

China’s special mission aircraft are maturing intelligence gathering assets that are gaining data on tactics, techniques and procedures of those opponents that may be...
Patria AMV XP

Asian-Pacific Armoured Vehicles – Requirements and Fielding

Eastern European countries are not the only ones replacing legacy armoured vehicles. The Asia-Pacific nations are looking for new and modernised solutions. Concerns over the...
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Centurion Supports United States Air Force, Japan in Key New Contract

Centurion, a global leader in the supply of rentals and services to critical industries, has completed a milestone contract for the United States Air...

Rolls Royce to power Japan’s future Aegis destroyers

Rolls-Royce announced on 30 May that has been selected by Japan to supply the world’s first twin MT30-powered hybrid electro-mechanical propulsion system to power...

Japan commissions fifth Mogami-class frigate

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced that it had commissioned its latest Mogami-class multi-mission frigate, JS Yahagi, at a ceremony at shipbuilder Mitsubishi...

Japan and US commit to hypersonic weapon co-development

Japan and the United States signed an agreement on 15 May to jointly develop the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a next-generation missile defence system...
H225 helicopters

Japan Coast Guard adds three H225s

Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has placed an additional order for three H225 helicopters, taking its total H225 fleet up to 18. The largest Super...

Milrem Robotics wins THeMIS UGV deal from Japan

Edge Group subsidiary Milrem Robotics has been awarded a contract to deliver three THeMIS tracked unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Japan Ground Self-Defense...

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