Japan's Plan for a New JGSDF Training Site in Okinawa Stokes Opposition – The Diplomat
The Ministry of Defense plans to build a new training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the central area of Okinawa’s main island.
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The Ministry of Defense plans to build a new training ground for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the central area of Okinawa’s main island.
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 […]
The long-debated move comes alongside increased defense spending amid worries about Japan’s security environment.
The Self-Defense Force plans to add another infantry regiment to the one already based at Camp Naha and put a general in charge, according to a report
This year’s Remote Island Disaster Exercise, or RIDEX, involved about 200 Marines and airmen from the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Kadena Air Base, along with 400 troops from the Japan Self-Defense Force, Air Force Capt. Matthew Wilson, the 353rd Special Operations Wing’s director of medical operations, told Stars and Stripes this week.