President Trump and Japan's PM Takaichi announced the second tranche of investments and unveiled supply chain, defense and ...

Japan’s EC-2 Stand-Off Jammer aircraft completed its first flight and was publicly revealed on March 12, 2026, when official ...

March 31 will mark the first deployment of two new Japanese systems: the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) for island ...

Japan understands that it cannot equal China’s economic heft in the Pacific. Instead, Tokyo has sought to deepen defense ...

Today, President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met at the White House and announced new initiatives ...

Japan has achieved a new milestone in naval defense with the successful shipboard testing of an electromagnetic railgun aboard the JS Asuka. As detailed by Megaprojects, this marks the first time a ...

The Asian ally is reportedly considering lending its technological capabilities to the missile-defense project in hopes of negotiating a better trade deal.

The JMSDF is procuring Sakura-class OPVs at a rapid pace to strengthen maritime surveillance around Japan amid growing ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal ...

JS Sogei, the sixth Taigei-class submarine, entered the water in a ceremony held at KHI’s shipyard in Kobe City, Japan, Oct. 14, 2025. The Taigei class are Japan’s newest diesel-electric submarines.

Since her historic election as Japan’s prime minister on October 21, Sanae Takaichi has hit the ground running on diplomacy and defense, generating an impressive array of global headlines. At a summit ...