According to the staff of the American Navy, submarines represent today the best response to the rise of certain naval powers, citing China in particular. It is…
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Japan launches public-private partnership to support and increase defense exports
Constitutionally, Japan cannot export arms, which is why the Japanese arms industry has remained essentially confined to national production. But the rapid evolution of the geostrategic situation in…
Read the articleFirst submarine with high-performance lithium-ion batteries is operational in Japan
On March 5, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (or JMSDF) admitted its first conventional submarine equipped with lithium-ion batteries into service. Eleventh building of the Sōryū class, 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 ...
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