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Japan Launches Latest Helicopter Carrier 'Kaga'

August 28, 2015 @ 10:19 AM

Japan has launched new Izumo-class helicopter carrier, Kaga, at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama on Thursday. The...

Japanese Second Izumo-Class Helicopter Carrier To Be Launched By August End

August 18, 2015 @ 01:51 PM

The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) second Izumo-class Helicopter Carrier DDH-184 will be named and launched by...

US Approves $1.5 Billion Lockheed's Aegis combat system to Japan

August 10, 2015 @ 04:40 PM

The US State Department has approved a $1.5 billion sale to Japan of two Lockheed Martin Corp Aegis...

Lockheed Martin To Integrate Sniper ATP On Japanese F-2 Aircraft

August 10, 2015 @ 04:27 PM

Lockheed Martin has won a contract to integrate Sniper-Advanced Targeting Pod(ATP) onto the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF)...

MRTT, Aegis Destroyer In Japan’s $40 Billion Defense Budget For 2016

August 3, 2015 @ 02:14 PM

Japanese ministry of defense (MoD) plans to spend more than 5 trillion yen ($40.3 billion) for fiscal 2016...

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Japan Scrambled Fighter Jets 464 Times Against Chinese Aircraft In 2014

July 22, 2015 @ 10:53 AM

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets 464 times against alleged Chinese violation of its airspace in...

Fuji, Bell To Develop Japan’s Next Generation UH-X Helicopters

July 21, 2015 @ 02:50 PM

Japanese Fuji Heavy Industries has been chosen to develop the next generation UH-X multipurpose helicopter for the Ground...

China Demands Japan To Expedite World War II Chemical Weapon Destruction

July 15, 2015 @ 12:15 PM

China has asked Japan to accelerate destruction of chemical weapons abandoned during World War II. According to a press...

Japan to Receive Five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

July 15, 2015 @ 04:17 AM

Bell Boeing was awarded a US Navy contract today for five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for...

Japan Likely To Join NATO Missile Development Consortium

July 11, 2015 @ 01:29 PM

Japan is looking to become part of NATO missile building consortium that oversees development and shares the costs...

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