Global Combat Air Program (GCAP)

Will Japan Abandon GCAP for America’s F-47? The High-Stakes Fighter Jet Gamble

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...
Shown is a graphical artist rendering of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform. The rendering highlights the Air Force’s sixth generation fighter, the F-47. The NGAD Platform will bring lethal, next-generation technologies to ensure air superiority for the Joint Force in any conflict. (U.S. Air Force graphic) Secretary of the Air Force Publi

Trump’s Strategic Indo-Pacific Play: Golden Dome and F-47 Fighter Jet in Japan-US Military Alliance

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....
U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jets

U.S. Navy F-35Cs Conduct Carrier Landing Training at Iwo To Japan, Marking Strategic Shift in Indo-Pacific Operations

U.S. strategic posture in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jets have, for the first time, conducted Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs) at Iwo To, Japan. This milestone not only underscores the Navy’s commitment to maintaining readiness in...
Boeing F-47. U.S. Air Force

US Offers F-47 Stealth Fighter to Japan Amid GCAP Uncertainties: A Strategic Crossroads in Indo-Pacific Air Power

The trajectory of sixth-generation fighter programs and regional security alignments, reports indicate that U.S. President Donald Trump has extended an offer to sell the newly unveiled F-47 stealth fighter jet to Japan. If confirmed, this would mark the first formal...
SSNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) departs Hanwha Ocean shipyard after a seven-month overhaul at Gyeongsangnam-do

U.S. Maritime Industry at crisis: How Japanese and South Korean Shipbuilding Expertise Could Strengthen America’s Defense-Industrial Base

America’s diminishing capacity to build the tools of modern power. From textiles to high-tech electronics to warships, trade deficits and decaying infrastructure now highlight the long-term erosion of the U.S. industrial core. The American heartland, once the world’s most productive...
PL-15E

Japan’s Missile Specialist Breaks New Ground in Unmasking PL-15: Inside Global Scramble to Unravel China’s BVR Missile

Indo-Pacific: Japanese electronic warfare and radar specialists have reportedly been granted rare access by India to examine the debris of China’s PL-15 beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile. The missile fragments were recovered on Indian territory following a recent aerial conflict between...
Japan touted its military wares at DSEI expo

Japan’s Expanding Defense Horizon: Japan Showcases Growing Military Power at Historic Defense Expo, Marking Shift from Pacifist Stance

The 2025 Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan exhibition, held from May 21 to 23 at the Makuhari Messe near Tokyo, marked a historic milestone for Japan's defense industry. This year’s event was the largest to date, welcoming 471...
East China Sea China-Japan Maritime Showdown

China-Japan Maritime Showdown Escalates: Spy Ships, Surveillance, and Sovereignty in East China Sea

Tensions between China and Japan have reached a new high after the Japanese government reported a record-breaking 353 days of Chinese government ships entering its contiguous zone in 2024. This aggressive behavior is now matched by Beijing’s deployment of advanced...
Type 88 follows a complex preprogrammed path

Japan Embraces More Assertive Posture With Domestic Type 88 Missile Tests to Confront Chinese Expansion in Asia-Pacific

Japan is preparing to launch a domestically developed long-range missile from its own territory for the first time in its postwar history. The upcoming live-fire exercise, scheduled between June 19 and 30, 2025, will involve the Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile...
F-16 fighter jets

Pearl Harbor of the Skies? How a 25-Minute Dogfight in South Asia May Have Heralded the End of Western Air Superiority

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan unleashed a carefully orchestrated surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. It wasn't just a devastating tactical strike—it was a signal to the world that a new era in...
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