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Jul- 2025 -4 JulyAmericas
Japan Orders Over a Dozen HII REMUS 300 Underwater Vehicles
Hitachi has requested Huntington Ingalls Industries to deliver over a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles.
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2 JulyAir
Audit Flags Readiness Gaps in Japan’s P-1 Maritime Patrol Fleet
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force is grappling with the reduced operational availability of its Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet, primarily due to persistent engine malfunctions.
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Jun- 2025 -26 JuneAmericas
MELCO to Produce Raytheon Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 in Japan
Raytheon has clinched a $250-million deal from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) for the licensed production of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM)Block 2 in Japan.
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25 JuneAsia Pacific
Japan Conducts First Domestic Surface-to-Ship Missile Test
Japan called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current "severe security environment."
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23 JuneAir
GCAP Partners Launch ‘Edgewing’ Joint Venture to Design Next-Gen Fighter Jet
The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) partners, comprising the UK, Italy, and Japan, have launched the “Edgewing” joint venture.
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12 JuneAir
Japan Says Chinese Jets Made ‘Unusually Close’ Approach
Tokyo said it had expressed serious concerns to Beijing after Chinese fighter jets flew "unusually close" to a Japanese military patrol plane in the Pacific last weekend.
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11 JuneArms
Japan Unveils Long-Range Type 12 Missile Launcher for First Time
The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces has unveiled the vehicle launcher for the enhanced Type 12 missile at the service’s largest live-fire drill, marking its first public appearance.
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10 JuneAsia Pacific
Mitsubishi Launches Latest Maritime Survey Vessel for Japanese Navy
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has rolled out a new oceanographic research vessel for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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9 JuneAmericas
Explosion Reported at US Air Base in Japan
An explosion occurred at a Japanese military facility inside a US air base in Okinawa, officials told AFP, with local media reporting non-life-threatening injuries.
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9 JuneAsia Pacific
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Enters Japan’s Economic Waters: Tokyo
A Chinese aircraft carrier group entered Japan's economic waters over the weekend, before exiting to conduct drills involving fighter jets, Tokyo's defense ministry said Monday.
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