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4 March

The Japan Coast Guard's JCG Daito (PL-206) large patrol vessel

Mitsubishi Launches 8th Miyako Patrol Ship, Delivers 6th to Japan Coast Guard

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched a new Miyako-class large patrol vessel for the Japan Coast Guard and delivered another ship of the same series.

4 March

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed, Mitsubishi to Add Anti-Jamming to Japanese Defense Satellite

Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi Electric are joining forces to supply an anti-jamming capability for Japan’s next-generation defense communications satellite for geostationary orbit.

Feb- 2026 -

27 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines, US, Japanese Planes Drill Over Bashi Channel

The Philippine, US and Japanese militaries conducted joint exercises this week over the Bashi Channel that separates the Philippines from Taiwan, officials said Friday.

25 February

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan to Deploy Missile Systems on Island Near Taiwan by 2031: Defense Minister

Japan's government plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles on one of its remote western islands near Taiwan by March 2031, the country's defense minister said on Tuesday.

23 February

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan Taps Axelspace for Optical Satellite Imagery in Defense Space Project

Axelspace secured a contract to supply optical satellite imagery for the Japanese Ministry of Defense’s new satellite constellation project.

16 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Protests China Comments on Reviving ‘Militarism’

Tokyo said it had lodged a "stern demarche" to China through diplomatic channels after Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi accused "far-right forces" in Japan of seeking to revive militarism.

13 February

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed, Fujitsu Formalize Collaboration for Japan’s SPY-7 Radar

Lockheed Martin has formalized Fujitsu as a supplier for a key component in Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel’s SPY-7 radar antenna.

12 February

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Vessel, Arrests Captain

Japan seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper, authorities said Friday, an incident that could deepen a spat between the Asian giants.

9 February

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Japan Builds Comms Satellite That Can Focus Signals Where Forces Need Them

Japan is raising the bar in space-based military communications, awarding Mitsubishi Electric a contract to build a next-generation defense satellite.

5 February

Americas