Japan plans to modify one of its destroyers to be Tomahawk cruise missile capable by March 31, 2026, and may conduct ...

Japan insists its Izumo-class ships are just helicopter-carrying destroyers, not aircraft carriers, but everything about their design says otherwise. Born from constitutional limits imposed after ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has revised the hull classification symbols for JMSDF vessels effective October 2024. The ...

The U.S., Japan and South Korea wrapped Freedom Edge 25 on Friday, concluding the five-day trilateral multi-domain exercise ...

The Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41) called at the Japanese Maritime Self ...

Chinese warships and aircraft passed through a key waterway as U.S. and Japanese forces staged a joint exercise, Japan’s ...

Japan announced plans to test F-35B stealth fighters on its new destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier. The testing, supported by the US Navy, will happen in October and November. It's the latest milestone ...

Japan swears the Izumo-class ships aren’t aircraft carriers, but their full-length flight decks, F-35B upgrades, and carrier ...

Japanese media reported that the incident occurred on July 4 as China conducted live-fire drills. Authorities say it might have been a mistake, but are still questioning the warship's captain. Japan's ...

A destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy is making a port call at Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, to receive maintenance in Japan for the first time.

Japan tracked several Russian and Chinese warships sailing on separate voyages near Japanese waters over the last week and ...

A highly anticipated deployment of Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagles to Europe is now beginning, with aircraft ...