Inherited from the American occupation following the defeat of the Empire of Japan in World War II, the Japanese constitution prohibits the country from having military force, as well ...
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First two V-22 Ospreys delivered to Japan after several years of waiting
On May 8, 2020, two V-22 Osprey convertible aircraft of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) arrived on the ground for the first time ...
Read the articleJapan develops two hypersonic missile models to strengthen its strategic posture
The Japanese authorities presented the two complementary hypersonic weapons development programs to strengthen their defensive capabilities, in particular against China, Russia, and North Korea ...
Read the articleJapanese maritime self-defense force: outline of an overhaul of the Izumo into a CATOBAR aircraft carrier?
A photograph posted on Twitter of a presentation stamped General Atomics Electromagnetic (Systems) shows the silhouette of the helicopter carrier destroyer JS Izumo (2015) converted into a CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested… aircraft carrier).
Read the articleJapanese Maritime Self-Defense Force: industrial proposal for a 19-ton LHD
The shipbuilding company Japan Marine United Corporation (Yokohama) presented at Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan 2019 the model of a preliminary project of an amphibious assault helicopter carrier…
Read the articleJapanese Maritime Self-Defense Force: overhaul of JS Izumo and JS Kaga to operate the F-35B
The Ministry of Defense (防衛 相, Bōei-shō) requests within the framework of the fiscal year 2020 currently under discussion that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (海上 自衛隊, Kaijō Jieitai) benefit from the…
Read the articleThe Japanese high seas fleet in 2030
In the early 90s, as the world celebrated the end of East-West bipolarization with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Japan set out to develop a fleet of high ...
Read the articleJapan wants to integrate the F35 program
The Japanese authorities have sent Washington a request for information concerning the status of "partner" of the F35 program, with the aim of trying to join it while Turkey, ...
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