Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to boost defense spending over the next five years to help pay for new…
Read MoreCNN: (CNN)Japan is preparing an order for roughly 100 US-designed F-35 stealth fighter jets in a deal that could potentially…
Read MoreU.S. Navy: YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) — USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) achieved a major milestone this week as it…
Read MoreWar on the Rocks: In missile defense circles, commentators frequently remark that there are only so many islands or ships…
Read MoreU.S. Army: HONSHU, Japan – Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment also known as “The…
Read MoreDefense World: The US State Department has approved a possible sale to Japan of eight Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B…
Read MoreThe Yomiuri Shinbun: The first meeting to discuss new National Defense Program Guidelines (see below), scheduled to be drawn up…
Read MoreUPI: Nov. 5 (UPI) — Large underwater drones may roam the East China Sea if Japanese plans to deter Chinese…
Read MoreStars and Stripes: CAMP ZAMA, Japan — The Army has reactivated a brigade to oversee missile-defense units on mainland Japan,…
Read MoreThe Diplomat: The U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) began a biennial 10-day military exercise, dubbed Keen Sword,…
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