Tag: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Shipbuilding – A Numbers Game
While experience grows among Indo-Pacific naval designers, order numbers remain crucial to keeping costs down and yards in business.
The Indo-Pacific region has a significant...
MHI tests upgraded SH-60K naval helicopter
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has performed the first test flight of an upgraded version of its SH-60K multirole naval helicopter, the company announced...
China ramps up military drills near Taiwan after “foreign provocations”
China has once again flexed its increasing power projection capabilities with yet another unprecedented show of force in recent days, with its air and...
Japanese submarine collides with commercial ship
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Soryu-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) collided with a commercial ship whilst surfacing in waters off southwestern Japan on 8...
Japan’s new multirole frigate hits the water
Japan’s Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding (MES) has launched the first of a planned fleet of 22 multi-mission frigates for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The...
Regional navies conduct flurry of training exercises
Despite the challenges posed by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Asia Pacific naval forces pushed on regional deployments and exercises throughout September.
JMSDF's Exercises
Notable examples include...
Mahindra Defence partners with ShinMaywa Industries over US-2i Sales Bid
Mahindra Defence has been chosen to partner Japanese manufacturer ShinMaywa Industries in support of a potential sale of turboprop-powered amphibious US-2i aircraft to the...
