The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) Annex on 18 May. The ceremony took place at the Japan Coast Guard… Continue reading "U.S. and Japan Coast Guards Expand Cooperation, Begin Operation SAPPHIRE"
Last week, German chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Japan where he discussed working with Japan on matters related to security and the economy. As part of the G7, Japan had joined… Continue reading "German Chancellor Scholz Discusses Security While in Japan"
Australia has, for the first time, conducted an air-to-air refuelling with Japan. During a series of flights in April, an Australian KC-30A performed multiple contacts and refuellings with Japanese F-2A… Continue reading "Japanese F-2s Can Now Refuel from Australian Tankers"
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced on 6 April that its MQ-9B SeaGuardian has been selected to support the Japan Coast Guard’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Project. Coast Guard operations of… Continue reading "Japan Coast Guard Selects General Atomics SeaGuardian"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has released what it says is footage of a “new type” of North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tested on Thursday afternoon. The footage of a smoke… Continue reading "Japan Releases Footage Of North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test"
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force received its first RQ-4B Global Hawk on March 12, with the high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle landing at Misawa Air Base after a non-stop trans-Pacific… Continue reading "Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force Receives First Global Hawk"
Speaking before a budget panel of Japan’s House of Representatives, Japanese defense minister Nobuo Kishi said that a preemptive strike against an enemy base on foreign land is a military… Continue reading "Japanese Defense Minister Says Japan Has the Right to Preemptively Strike Overseas Bases"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence and its Japanese counterpart announced on Tuesday that the UK and Japan have signed an agreement to jointly develop a “cutting edge” radar system… Continue reading "UK & Japan Sign Agreement On Joint Fighter Radar Development"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has stated that earlier reports of the rescue of a crew member of a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-15 that disappeared from radar over the… Continue reading "JASDF Aggressor F-15 Goes Missing Over Sea Of Japan"
Australia and Japan signed a historic agreement to deepen bilateral Defence and Security ties on Thursday. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was signed virtually by the Prime Ministers of both countries. The… Continue reading "Australia and Japan Sign Historic Agreement To Boost Military Ties"