Eurocopter has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Defence (MOD) has selected the EC225 for passenger transport. One aircraft will be delivered to Japan and operated by the Japanese ground self ...

Japan on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense budget for fiscal year 2026, as Tokyo faces growing ...

The Japanese MoD is to buy and test two Patria Armoured Modular Vehicles (AMVs), the company announced on 11 September. The vehicles will be put through a one-year field testing process in Japan as ...

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has confirmed to Janes that the Japanese government no longer applies any cap or restriction on the country's defence budget. An MoD spokesperson said that the ...

Reports quoting the Japan MoD budget document said that Tokyo aims to strengthen “capabilities to gather information on electromagnetic waves” which is “necessary for electronic jamming and electronic ...

Japan is expanding its standoff strike arsenal with a new precision missile to bolster homeland defense amid regional instability. Aiming to reinforce homeland defense amid regional instability, ...

A computer-generated image of Japan's future Aegis System Equipped Vessel. (Japan MOD) Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has formally awarded the contract to build the country's second Aegis System ...

A shoji is an essential component of traditional Japanese architecture. In lay terms, it is a sliding door or room divider consisting of a wooden frame and translucent washi paper. Of all the design ...

The image show a live-fire test of the upgraded Type 12 Surface-to-Ship missile conducted between October and November 2020 in California. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) released on Dec. 19, ...

The Ministry of Defence says it is closely monitoring the latest developments after a Japanese F-35 stealth jet crashed in the Pacific. The pilot is missing after the plane disappeared from radar on ...