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The new radar for Japan's future cruiser-sized Aegis System Equipped Vessels has successfully tracked targets in space for the first time.
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Radar For Japan’s New Missile Defense Ships Passes Critical Space Object Tracking Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 2, 2024

MOgami Frigate
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Japan’s Futuristic Mogami Frigates: Everything You Need To Know

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 17, 2023

Test firing of Japanese railgun
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Japan’s Railgun Performs First Test Firing At Sea

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Oct 18, 2023

JAPANESE BMD DESTROYER
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Japan’s Missile Defense Ships Will Now Be Multi-Role, Cruiser-Like

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 31, 2023

"New SSM," Japan MoD
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Japan Kicks Off New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Project

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 8, 2023

JS Kaga pictured at at a dock in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 20
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Japan’s Converted F-35B Carrier Leaves Dock Sporting New Bow

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Apr 21, 2023

Japan's Aegis system-equipped vessels for ballistic missile defense
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First Rendering Of Japan’s Ballistic Missile Defense Ship Concept Released

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Japan Aegis Missile Defense
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Japan Plans Giant Missile Defense Ships, Its Largest Post-WWII Surface Combatants

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 8, 2022

Hatsuyuki class
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This Shot Of 11 Japanese Hatsuyuki-Class Destroyers Is Damn Impressive

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 17, 2022

China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier
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China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report
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Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago
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The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 5, 2021

China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait
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China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako Strait

By Adam Kehoe

Updated on Apr 4, 2021

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision
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Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 10, 2021

Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)
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Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 9, 2021

Japan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis Ashore
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Japan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis Ashore

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 2, 2020