GIGO is comprised of a “Steering Committee” and “GCAP Agency”. The former, representing each government, is to be responsible for “guidance, direction, control and supervision” of GCAP and from eac...

Japan is committed to the development of a next-generation stealth fighter jet via the joint Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) in conjunction with the United Kingdom (UK) and Italy. Yet, concerns ...

On August 8, Aerosense Inc., a Japanese developer of cutting-edge drones, AI, and cloud computing solutions, held a demonstration of the company’s ‘Aerobo Wing’ (AS-VT01K) fixed-wing electric-power...

On September 18, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) announced it has successfully concluded contracts with two Japanese shipbuilders to construct a pair of new Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV...

On September 11, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced that three members of its Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) were dispatched to the Philippines from August 25 to September 7 to provide maritime c...

On September 10, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) confirmed that tests in operating the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole aircraft on board the JS Kaga destroyer wil...

On September 6, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) revealed fresh details regarding its proposal to build a “multifunctional defense complex” on the former site of Nippon Steel Corporation’s Seto...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense (JMSDF) has likely gained valuable insights on ship-based short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) operations with the inaugural port call of the Italian Navy’s a...

On September 5, Japanese Minister of Defense KIHARA Minoru and Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA Yoko agreed with their Australian counterparts Richard Marles and Penny Wong on the need for “fu...