Artist’s impression of future Japanese BMD ship. JSDF Photo The Japanese Ministry of Defense released last week new details on Tokyo’s plan to build two ballistic missile defense warships to counter ...

A Russian Tupolev Tu-95 Bear off Japan in May. Japanese MoD Photo Four Russian Tu-95MS bombers and two Chinese H-6 bombers conducted a joint patrol over the Sea of Japan Wednesday, prompting fighter ...

The T-6 Texan II, reportedly in a customized T-6JP variant, will be used by the JASDF as its new primary trainer to replace the license-built T-34 derivatives employed so far. Japan has selected the U ...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has confirmed to Janes that the Japanese government no longer applies any cap or restriction on the country's defence budget. An MoD spokesperson said that the ...

Soldiers from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force set up PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch systems during a temporary deployment drill at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2017. (Toru ...

Existing SAR services don't deliver images required by the Japanese Ministry of Defense, Sky Perfect JSAT says. Credit: Sky Perfect JSAT The Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMD) is to fund development ...

Japan’s defense minister Gen Nakatani visited Turkey to enhance defense ties and, while there, also visited the facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries, Istanbul Naval Shipyard and Baykar. Japan ...

Astroscale's technologies are aimed at docking and grappling satellites, including uncontrolled spacecraft that are tumbling. Credit: Astroscale Japan’s Ministry of Defense has awarded Astroscale a ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) is facing pushback from educators' groups as it recently distributed a children's version of the Japan Defense White Paper to elementary schools nationwide.