China’s Aircraft Carrier Shandong Launches 240 Sorties in Philippine Sea
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy Shandong Carrier Strike Group conducted 240 fighter aircraft launches and recoveries and 140 helicopter take-offs…
ESB Miguel Keith Drills with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force in East China Sea
Expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) carried out trilateral drills with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Royal…
PLAN Warships Sail Around Japanese Islands; Japan, U.S., Australia Sign Information Warfare Memo
A pair of People’s Liberation Army Navy frigates sailed around Japan’s southwest islands from this week, while a PLAN intelligence…
Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according…
Chinese Warships, Russian Intelligence Ships Sailing Near Japanese Waters
People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships have been sailing through the waters between Taiwan and Japan over the past week,…
Japan Stands Up Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Electronic Warfare Unit for Defense of Southwest Islands
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force last week formally activated the 3rd Regiment of its Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, a key…
North Korea Test Fires Cruise-Missile; Kim Jong Un Calls for Naval Buildup
North Korea on Friday conducted its fourth cruise-missile firing this year, while state media reported the same day that North…
Top Stories 2023: International Acquisition
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2023. …
Japan Locks in Funding for 2 New Aegis Destroyers
Japan’s Defense Ministry has secured funding to build two new Aegis destroyers, the country’s defense minister announced Tuesday.…
Japan Scrambles Fighters More than 400 Times in First Half of FY 2023
Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft conducted a total of 424 scrambles during the first half of Fiscal Year 2023…