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December 9, 2022
Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom, on Friday, announced a joint collaboration to develop a next-generation fighter aircraft by 2035. The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) will merge the U.K.-led Future Air Combat System (FACS) –also known as “ Tempest” – that includes Italy as a participant with the Japanese F-X program. The United States […]
December 2, 2022
Japan is looking at new strategies and a fundamental shift in its thinking about national defense.
November 28, 2022
The Japanese government is considering buying Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles from the United States to establish a “counterstrike” capability to deter enemy missile attacks, according to domestic press reports. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces could deploy Tomahawks faster than its own domestically produced long-range cruise missiles, according to public broadcaster NHK. The Japanese Ministry of Defense […]
November 18, 2022
Japan, Britain and Italy are expected to reach a formal agreement in December to develop a next-generation fighter jet that will be used by the Air Self-Defense Force, Japanese government sources said.
November 15, 2022
Japan plans to deploy a network of 50 compact satellites in a low Earth orbit to track next-generation hypersonic missiles capable of evading current defense systems, according to multiple sources.
October 24, 2022
The LDP and its junior coalition party, Komeito, are at odds over issues like Japan’s counterstrike capability and defense budget increases.
July 2, 2022
The new ships are supposed to be both more capable and more automated than current vessels.
June 23, 2022
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is pursuing more compact ships to counter China and Russia in the East China Sea and broader Indo-Pacific.
June 10, 2022
The Kishida administration should maintain a calculated, long-term approach to increasing Japan’s defense budget.
April 13, 2022
LDP commission mulls stronger wording regarding China, Russia in defense documents Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.