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Philippines to Adopt Retired Japanese Navy Abukuma Warships

Jul 9, 2026

Mitsubishi Transfers 10th Mogami Warship to Japanese Navy

Jul 8, 2026

Mitsubishi Delivers Japan’s Fifth Taigei Attack Submarine

Apr 1, 2026

US, Japan Push Aegis Vessel Integration With First SPY-7 Live Test

Mar 24, 2026

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Activates 100-kW Fiber Laser for Live Sea Trials

Dec 5, 2025

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Historic First: Japanese Destroyer to Be Armed With 1,000-Mile Tomahawk Missiles

Oct 3, 2025

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Palfinger to Deliver Slipway Systems for Japan’s Next-Gen FFM Warships

Sep 4, 2025

Audit Flags Readiness Gaps in Japan’s P-1 Maritime Patrol Fleet

Jul 2, 2025

Mitsubishi Launches Latest Maritime Survey Vessel for Japanese Navy

Jun 10, 2025

Japan Exhibits Design for Kongō, Murasame Destroyer Replacements

Jun 4, 2025

Mitsubishi Delivers Seventh Mogami Frigate to Japanese Navy

Jun 2, 2025

Following US and China, Japan Unifies Military Branches Under Single Command

Mar 24, 2025

Japanese Navy Commissions Final Awaji Minesweeper

Mar 13, 2025

Mitsubishi Debuts Final Japanese Navy Hibiki Survey Ship

Feb 19, 2025

Japan Buys 150 SM-6 Missiles for AEGIS-Equipped Vessels

Feb 3, 2025

Christine Casimiro

Japan to Buy V-BAT Surveillance Drones for Future Patrol Vessels

Dec 30, 2024

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Selects SeaGuardian for Extended Surveillance Missions

Dec 5, 2024

Christine Casimiro

Naikai Zosen Launches Japan Maritime Transport Group’s First LCU Ship

Nov 4, 2024

US F-35B Lands on Japanese Destroyer for First Time

Oct 23, 2024

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan Orders New Batch of Fuji T-5 Training Aircraft From Subaru

Sep 25, 2024

Christine Casimiro

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