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...
F-35B Fighter Squadron VMFA-211

U.S. Bolsters Indo-Pacific Presence by Deploying F-35B Fighter Squadron VMFA-211 to Japan in Response to Escalating Chinese Military Threats

The United States Marine Corps has deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211), known as the “Wake Island Avengers,” to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, signaling a strategic shift in U.S. military posture across the Indo-Pacific. As part...
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S. Marines Bolster Readiness for Indo-Pacific Crisis Response with Two-Week Okinawa Training

Over the span of two intense weeks, more than 2,400 U.S. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded a Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) designed to sharpen their edge ahead of an upcoming deployment across the...
F-35 Lightning II

Japan’s Komatsu Air Base Receives First F-35 Fighter Jets from U.S. in Effort to Enhance Regional Defense Posture

A new era in Japanese defense readiness was inaugurated as the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) officially welcomed its first U.S.-built F-35 Lightning II fighter jets at Komatsu Air Base. Nestled along the Sea of Japan, this strategically critical installation...
India-Japan

India and Japan Deepen Defence Ties, Call for United Front Against Terrorism

In a defining moment for Asian security dynamics, India and Japan have taken a resolute stance against terrorism and expanded their strategic defence partnership, marking a new chapter in bilateral ties. During a high-profile meeting on May 5, 2025, at...
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