If 2020 will go down in history as the year of the great Covid-19 pandemic, it will also be, concerning Defense technologies, a pivotal year marking the transition between the vision ...
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To protect Taiwan, can the United States count on the Japanese ally?
Japan is today undoubtedly one of the United States' most loyal allies in the Pacific, and American forces permanently maintain around 50.000 men on the Japanese archipelago, including ...
Read the articleJapan to build 2 additional Aegis destroyers for missile defense
At a press conference on Wednesday, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced that the government had come out in favor of building two…
Read the articleBlekinge, Barracuda, Taigei: how do modern conventional submarines perform? - 2nd part
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…
Read the articleWill Japan, South Korea and Turkey capture the 5G medium fighter market?
Since the end of the Second World War, 3 countries have traditionally shared the market for light fighters in the West: Great Britain (Vampire, Gnat, Harrier), France (Mystery ...
Read the articleJapan 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 articleJapan grants leasing offer to Vietnam to finance 6 patrol boats
Leasing has become, in recent months, a very popular financing method for the acquisition of Defense equipment, and in particular for export files. Thus, Japan has just finalized ...
Read the articleThe F-15Js will be modernized to the Japan Super Interceptor standard by Boeing and Mitsubishi
In an October 2019 article, we introduced you to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J Fighter Interceptor Modernization Project. Designated "Japan Super Interceptor", this Japanese program ...
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