- August 9th, 2025
Indo-Pacific: Japanese electronic warfare (EW) and radar specialists have reportedly become the latest foreign experts granted access by New Delhi to inspect debris from China’s PL-15 beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile. The fragments were recovered in northern India during the recent...
Japan has officially begun deploying its F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters as part of a high-profile exercise in the Philippine Sea. This deployment, the first operational use of Japan’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fifth-generation jet,...
In a historic move that marks the most significant naval acquisition in Australian history—and the largest Japanese defense export deal since World War II—Australia has announced the procurement of 11 Mogami-class stealth frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). The deal, valued...
China’s premier stealth fighter, the Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon,” has reportedly flown a mission over the Tsushima Strait without detection by either Japanese or South Korean radar systems. The implication, aired subtly yet unmistakably by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV in...
In Japan's evolving defense posture in a rapidly changing regional security landscape, the country is set to operationally deploy its first batch of F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jets to the southwestern region starting August 7, 2025. This marks a...
Hiroshima are once again stirring with the uneasy winds of memory. With the approach of August 6—the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing—voices that have long pleaded for disarmament are now echoing louder than ever. But this year, those voices...
On July 2, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) reached a significant milestone with the naming and launch of JS Tatsuta (FFM-11) at the Tamano Shipyard operated by Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding. The ceremony, attended by officials from the Ministry...
Southeast Asia: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially acknowledged its active evaluation of Japan’s Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighter jet — a platform whose acquisition could mark a pivotal leap in Manila’s airpower projection and maritime defense capabilities. The announcement,...
As Japan continues to navigate an increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific security landscape, a fresh dilemma is brewing in Tokyo: whether to persist with its commitment to the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) or pivot toward an American offer that seems too...
Indo-Pacific defense dynamics, U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly initiated discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba over two of the most ambitious military programs of his administration: the Golden Dome missile defense shield and the next-generation F-47 fighter aircraft....
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