- February 14th, 2026
Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a high-energy laser system capable of shooting down drones is being installed on a naval vessel for future trials. The development marks...
Russia and China deployed a combined force of air and naval units—including long-range bombers and an aircraft carrier—for a joint patrol and training mission near Japan on Tuesday, underscoring deepening military coordination between Moscow and Beijing amid rising regional tensions....
Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has confirmed plans to establish a new F-35A Lightning II squadron at Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido, marking another major step in the country’s fleet modernization and regional defense expansion. The decision designates Chitose as...
Japan on Sunday (Dec 7) accused Chinese fighter jets of aiming fire-control radar at Japanese military aircraft in two separate incidents near the Okinawa island chain—an action Tokyo described as exceptionally hazardous and indicative of escalating military friction between the...
Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new 100-kilowatt-class high-energy laser system installed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) test vessel Asuka. The laser, developed by the Acquisition, Technology...
A fresh maritime confrontation between China and Japan has reignited tensions in the East China Sea after both countries offered sharply conflicting accounts of an encounter near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. On Tuesday, China’s Coast Guard (CCG) said that a...
As tensions between Beijing and Tokyo reach their highest level in more than a decade, China’s Ministry of National Defense has sharply rejected claims that the United States and Japan could sink its newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier,...
The Philippines is accelerating efforts to secure five additional TC-90 maritime patrol aircraft from Japan as Manila races to strengthen its maritime domain awareness amid a sharp rise in tensions with China in the volatile South China Sea. The initiative...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has issued the most explicit warning yet from any Japanese leader regarding a potential Chinese assault on Taiwan, declaring that such an attack would directly threaten Japan’s national survival and could trigger Tokyo’s right to...
China issued a sharp rebuke on Monday against Japan’s accelerating plans to station advanced missile systems on Yonaguni Island, a small and remote outpost just 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, intensifying one of the region’s most volatile security...
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