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Japan bolsters anti-air defense with $900 million purchase of US missiles
TOKYO — The United States has approved a $900 million missile sale to Japan, the third major arms purchase of its kind by the ...
Japan SDF members thanked by fire department for saving man's life
Three Self-Defense Force members here have been given letters of appreciation by the local fire station for their swift and ...
Shephard Media2d
US approves $900 million missile sale to the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force
The US State Department has approved a US$900 million potential Foreign Military Sale to Japan for Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) ...
Aviation Week5d
Japan Orders 17 Blk. II Chinooks For Ground, Air Forces
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has placed an order for 17 Boeing /Kawasaki CH-47J/JA Blk. II ...
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U.S. Marines, Japanese Forces to Drill in Southwestern Japan in Iron Fist Exercise
U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground Self Defense will join for a bilateral exercise on Japan’s southwest islands, Japanese ...
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Update: Japan to procure V-BAT UASs
US-based Shield AI has secured a contract to supply an undisclosed number of its V-BAT small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs ...
Shephard Media1d
Learning from Japan: how to transform a fleet at speed
It is not alone in having to respond fast to changing threats and emerging aggressors. The US Navy (USN) for one is currently extending the lifespans of some of its oldest destroyers, while gearing up ...
The Aviationist4d
U.S. Approves Standard Missile-6 Sale for Japan’s Aegis Destroyers
While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific ...
Japan F35 stealth fighters to fly in joint drill with US, Australia for 1st time
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s state-of-the-art F-35A stealth fighter jets will participate in a joint training ...
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Japan selects Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Integrated Training System to modernize Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilot training
The Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
Nippon2d
Japan’s Do-or-Die Space Defense Program: Commercial Technology to Play Key Role in New Architecture
In a parallel development, Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force’s Space Cooperation and Innovation Office, opened in 2023 in Toranomon Hills in central Tokyo, has been engaging with the commercial ...