Reagan CSG Drilling with Australian, Japanese Ships in Philippine Sea
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is now operating alongside Australian and Japanese forces in the Philippine Sea in a…
State Department Approves $23B Japanese F-35 Fighter Deal
KUALA LUMPUR — The State Department signed off on a Japanese buy of 105 F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters…
Japan Backing Away From Aegis Ashore
Japan is backing away from installing two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems in the country over technical concerns,…
Navy MH-60S Helicopter Crashes in the Philippine Sea off Okinawa, Crew Rescued
Five sailors are in stable condition following the crash of their MH-60S helicopter in the Philippine Sea, U.S. 7th Fleet…
CNO Gilday Signs Trilateral Cooperation Agreement with U.K., Japan Navy Heads
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and his British and Japanese counterparts today signed a trilateral cooperation agreement reaffirming…
Marines Considering Flying U.S. F-35Bs Off of Japan’s Largest Warships
THE PENTAGON – Officials in Tokyo have requested Marines deploy F-35B fighters aboard Japan’s largest warships, a U.S. defense official…
U.S. Navy Ends its Search for Downed Japanese F-35A
The U.S. Navy has ended its support to find a missing Japanese F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed…
Navy Black Box Detector Joins in Deep Water Hunt for Missing Japanese F-35A
The U.S. Navy is employing tools it used in the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 to help…
Submarine Rescue Ship, Air Force U-2 Join Search for Missing Japanese Pilot, F-35A
A U.S. surveillance plane and a recently commissioned Japanese submarine rescue ship are now scanning the ocean floor in search…
U.S. Destroyer, P-8 Poseidons Join Search for Missing Japanese F-35A Pilot; Officials Say Fighter Crashed
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer and P-8A Poseidons maritime surveillance aircraft have joined in the search for a Japanese Air Self…