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...
Chinese Helicopter Violates Japanese Airspace Near Disputed Senkaku Islands

Chinese Helicopter Violates Japanese Airspace Near Disputed Senkaku Islands

Tensions in the East China Sea, Japan's Ministry of Defense reported that a helicopter launched from a Chinese Coast Guard vessel violated Japanese airspace near the disputed Senkaku Islands on May 3. The incursion, which lasted approximately 15 minutes, prompted...
6th-Gen GCAP Fighter Combat Program

Japan Seeks Indian Partnership to 6th-Gen GCAP Fighter Combat Program: A Strategic Realignment in Indo-Pacific

In a move poised to reshape the future of air combat collaboration in the Indo-Pacific, Japan has formally approached India to participate in the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) — a multinational sixth-generation fighter jet development initiative jointly led by...
Satellite

Satellite Warfare: Japan’s iQPS SAR Satellites Set to Strengthen Ukraine’s Intelligence Arsenal

High above Earth, beyond the reach of weather or night, a small satellite with a big antenna peers silently down through the clouds. Japan’s QPS-SAR satellite, equipped with a 3.6-meter radar dish that unfolds like a metallic bloom in orbit,...
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