For the first time, BrahMos Aerospace (BAPL) displayed at the ADAS event a model of the BrahMos mobile launcher that will be operated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The model of the ...

On September 26, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced the successful launch of the Government of Japan’s Information Gathering Satellite Radar No.8 (IGS R 8) aboard the company’s own H...

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s (JGSDF) primary land warfare platform, the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Type 10 ‘Hitomaru’ main battle tank (MBT), is being lined up for a much-needed mod...

On October 1, ISHIBA Shigeru became the new Prime Minister of Japan after being elected as the President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) the week before. During his leadership candidacy campa...

On September 18, it was reported in the Japanese press that the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have agreed to move forward with a joint plan...

On September 17, Solafune, Inc. (CEO: Ren Uechi; Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo) announced that it “has been awarded with a contract from the Ministry of Defense for a project related to satellite da...

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...