News & Updates

May 31, 2024

Missile Defense News

Japan to award contract for Glide Phase Interceptor work by March 2025

Breaking Defense Japan plans to publicly award a contract for work on a joint US-Japanese Glide Phase Interceptor program by March 2025,…

Read More

May 28, 2024

Air Defense News

Evolving drone and missile threats prompting Tokyo to rethink air defense

The Japan Times With neighboring countries such as China, Russia and North Korea adding hypersonic weapons and artificial intelligence-equipped drones…

Read More

May 16, 2024

Missile Defense News

Japan and the US move ahead in co-developing hypersonic weapons interceptor as regional threats grow

AP News TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new…

Read More

May 15, 2024

Missile Defense News

US and Japan sign agreement to co-develop hypersonic interceptor

Defense News The United States and Japan signed a cooperative agreement Wednesday to co-develop a hypersonic missile defense capability designed to neutralize…

Read More

May 3, 2024

Missile Defense News

U.S.-Japan missile development project to cost over $3 billion

Kyodo News The United States and Japan have estimated the total cost of jointly developing a new type of missile…

Read More

Apr 30, 2024

Air Defense News

2 more Japan radar systems expected in next 2 years

Inquirer The two remaining Japanese radar systems ordered by the Philippines are expected to arrive in the country two years from now,…

Read More

Apr 29, 2024

Other News

Defense Heads of Japan, Australia, U.S. and Philippines to Meet in Hawaii; Carrier Roosevelt Makes Port Call in Thailand

USNI News The defense chiefs of Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States will meet in Hawaii to discuss…

Read More

Apr 12, 2024

Missile Defense News

South Korea, Japan, US hold naval drills amid N.Korea threats

The Denver Gazette South Korea, Japan and the United States staged long-planned joint naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier…

Read More

Apr 12, 2024

Missile Defense News

China threat rising? US-Japan announce counter-hypersonic missile

Interesting Engineering The United States and Japan have confirmed that they will collaborate to develop a counter-hypersonic missile system. Called…

Read More

Apr 11, 2024

Other News

US, Japan strike deals on defense, space at leaders’ summit

Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled a wide range of agreements to enhance security and economic…

Read More