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Japan Commissions JS Shiranui Asahi-class Destroyer

March 5, 2019 @ 10:06 AM

Japan's second Asahi-class destroyer, JS Shiranui, was inducted into Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) service in a...

Lockheed Martin Wins $212M Japanese DDG AEGIS Weapon System Contract

February 12, 2019 @ 06:01 AM

The US Navy has awarded about $212 million worth contract to Lockheed Martin for additional work on the...

US Approves Sale of 2 Aegis Weapon System to Japan for $2.1 Billion

January 30, 2019 @ 05:12 AM

The United States State Department has approved sale of two AEGIS Weapon Systems (AWS), two Multi-Mission Signal Processors...

Rolls-Royce Wins $35M to Deliver 17 V-22 Osprey Aircraft Engines

January 23, 2019 @ 03:06 AM

Rolls-Royce is awarded $35.6 million modification contract to produce and deliver 17 AE1107C engines in support of the...

Japan to Develop New Electronic Attack Aircraft

January 14, 2019 @ 10:47 AM

The Japanese government has planned to develop new electronic attack aircraft by equipping Self-Defense Forces transport and patrol...

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Mitsubishi Regional Jet to Undergo Certification Flight Tests Early 2019

December 24, 2018 @ 11:56 AM

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has received Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for the...

Japan Plans Selling F-15 Jets to US to Fund F-35 Fighter Purchase

December 24, 2018 @ 11:31 AM

The Japanese government is considering selling some of its F-15 jets to the United States to raise funds...

Japan Plans to Buy 147 F-35 Fighters Jets in Next Decade

December 19, 2018 @ 11:45 AM

In what appears to be the largest F-35 order outside of the United States, Japan plans to buy...

Japan to Re-designate Aircraft Carrier as 'Multi-purpose Operation Destroyer'

December 9, 2018 @ 08:13 AM

Japanese ruling party's team working on revising the National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) have decided to re-designate ‘Izumo...

Japan Buying Southern Island for US Carrier Aircraft Landing Practice

November 30, 2018 @ 11:01 AM

The Japanese government is close to buying an uninhabited island in the south-western Kagoshima Prefecture to allow United...

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