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5 December

Japan Activates 100-kW Fiber Laser for Live Sea Trials

Fiber laser is a 100-kilowatt-class high-energy weapon, combining ten 10-kW fiber lasers into a single beam, housed in two 40-foot container modules, and equipped with a dome-shaped turret.

5 December

Asia Pacific

Ju Hyung Kim

How South Korea’s Nuclear-Powered Submarines Could Reshape Indo-Pacific Security

South Korea’s nuclear-powered submarine program will strengthen allied deterrence and reshape the region’s security architecture at a time of overlapping threats.

4 December

Americas

Anduril Industries' founder Palmer Luckey speaks at the company's office opening ceremony in Japan.

Christine Casimiro

Anduril Opens Japan Office in Major Indo-Pacific Expansion

Anduril Industries, best known for its AI-powered autonomous systems and the Lattice software, has officially expanded its operations to Japan.

3 December

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan Plans First Export of Command-and-Control System to Philippines: Report

Japan is preparing to export a command-and-control system to the Philippines, Japanese government sources said.

2 December

Arms

Ronald Watkins

Japan Plans Procurement of New Anti-Landing Craft Missile Systems

Japan is preparing to acquire a new generation of coastal defense missile systems under its 2026 budget to protect its southwestern islands.

2 December

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

China, Japan in Fresh Incident Around Disputed Islands

Japanese and Chinese vessels engaged in a fresh standoff around disputed islands on Tuesday, the two countries' coast guards said.

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25 November

Asia Pacific

Patrol aircraft P-1 of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force took off from the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay During Exercise Rim of the Pacific(RIMPAC)2024,july9. Twenty-nine nations,40 surface ships,three submarines,14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands,june27 to Aug.1.The world`s largest international maritime exercise,RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world`s oceans.RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971.(Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Photo by Petty Offiser 2nd Class Atsushi Mashima) Released Combined Joint Information Bureau(CJIB) Email:rimpac.cib.vi@gmail.com 808-520-4016 via DVIDS

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Scrambles Aircraft Over Suspected China Drone Near Taiwan

Japan said it scrambled aircraft after detecting a suspected Chinese drone off an island near Taiwan amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

25 November

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Japan Experiments With Helicopter-Based Command of Jet Drone Swarm

MUM-T is Japan’s manned-unmanned teaming program using five Subaru-supplied fixed-wing drones with cranked-kite wings, canted V-tails, and top-mounted intakes.

25 November

Asia Pacific