Japan
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May- 2025 -29 MayAir
Japan in Talks to Procure Kawasaki K-Racer Drone for Military Logistics
Japan’s Ministry of Defense is in talks with Kawasaki Heavy Industries over the potential acquisition of the K-RACER drone to support military logistics missions.
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27 MayAsia Pacific
Japan Steel Works to Locally Produce Patria AMV From September
Japan Steel Works is preparing to assemble Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle) XP 8x8 vehicles in Japan from September.
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23 MayAir
Mitsubishi Unveils T-X Trainer Concept for Japan’s Next-Gen Fighter Pilots
Mitsubishi has introduced its T-X trainer concept, designed to prepare pilots for an era of air combat dominated by fifth- and sixth-generation fighters.
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22 MayAir
Honeywell to Upgrade Japan’s H60, CH-47F Aircraft Systems
Honeywell will provide advanced systems for the modernization of Japan’s H60 fleet and the new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters.
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19 MayAsia Pacific
Beaufort Equips 100th Japanese F-35 Pilot With Survivability Tech
Survival technology solutions provider Beaufort has equipped the 100th Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35 pilot with its Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) ensemble.
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12 MayAmericas
America’s AIM-174B Long-Range Missile Makes Rare Public Appearance
The US military offered a rare public showing of its AIM-174B air-to-air missile during a recent event in Japan.
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8 MayAir
Japan Receives New F-35 Lightning Fighters From US
Japan has received three F-35 Lightning II aircraft from the US at the Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa as part of a $23.11-billion deal.
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Apr- 2025 -25 AprilAsia Pacific
Japan Flexes Hypersonic-Killing Railgun for First Time
Japan has pulled the curtain back on its much-hyped electromagnetic railgun — an experimental weapon built to knock hypersonic threats out of the sky.
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21 AprilAir
US Deploys B-1B Bombers to Japan for Military Drills
The US Air Force has deployed B-1B Lancer bombers to Misawa Air Base in Japan for bomber training operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
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17 AprilAsia Pacific
Japan Begins Work on Patrol Vessels, First Two to Launch in Late 2025
The Japanese Ministry of Defense revealed it has begun building the first four of 12 planned offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
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