Japanese Navy Successfully Tests Latest Aegis BMD Upgrade from Destroyer JS Atago
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) demonstrated Japan’s sea-based ballistic missile defense capability,…
Panel: Japan Still Needs U.S. Protection from North Korean, Chinese Aggression
Japan doesn’t have an alternative to its American alliance when confronting North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons threat or Beijing’s…
Japan Selects Lockheed Martin to Supply Radar for Aegis Ashore System
The Japanese government has selected Lockheed Martin to outfit its defense forces with Aegis Ashore equipment worth an estimated $2.34…
Pacific Pair of Mine Countermeasures Exercises Focus on International Cooperation
A pair of Pacific mine countermeasures exercises are increasing the U.S. Navy’s ability to incorporate new laser technology and international…
U.S., India, Japan Navies Start Malabar Exercise Tomorrow in Guam
The U.S. Navy is hosting naval forces from India and Japan in Guam for the annual Malabar Exercise, set to…
Panel: Japan Should Look to Conventional Deterrents to Curb North Korean Threat
Long-range strike capabilities, building up amphibious forces, improved missile defense and deploying Aegis Ashore are steps Tokyo can take in…
Japan Cabinet Approves Aegis Ashore Buy to Supplement DDGs In Ballistic Missile Defense
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved the purchase of two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems this week…
Navy Identifies Missing USS Stethem Sailor as Lt. Steven D. Hopkins
The sailor who went missing from guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) earlier this week in the South China Sea has…
Search for Missing USS Stethem Sailor Called Off After 79-Hour Search By US, Japan, China
The Navy suspended its search for a missile sailor assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) at 4 p.m. Japan…
Naval Forces Begin High-End Exercises In Pacific, North Atlantic This Week
U.S. naval forces will embark on a pair of naval exercises with regional Pacific and North Atlantic partners this week,…