Featured in JapanBYHoward AltmanNov 18, 2023ShareJapan Approved To Buy 400 Tomahawk Cruise MissilesThe $2.35 billion deal to purchase Block IV and V Tomahawk missiles would give Japan a new offensive punch in a restive region. BYHoward AltmanNov 18, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 8, 2022ShareJapan Plans Giant Missile Defense Ships, Its Largest Post-WWII Surface CombatantsJapan’s ballistic missile defense capabilities are set to be overhauled by two new warships, replacing plans for the Aegis Ashore system. BYThomas NewdickSep 8, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022ShareNorth Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)The Hwasongpho-17 intercontinental ballistic missile is North Korea’s largest and by every indication most capable to date. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 22, 2022ShareScores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested WatersA new Chinese law allows for vessels to turn off their transponders in some of the world’s most densely trafficked and tense waterways. BYBrett TingleyFeb 22, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021ShareChina Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own CarrierJapan’s use of its aircraft carrier to closely shadow China’s own is highly unusual. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: ReportThe missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea. BYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2021ShareUnited Kingdom Details Plans To Build Future Fighter Jet Engine With JapanThe latest agreement brings the Japanese F-X fighter program further in line with the British-led Team Tempest. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareArmada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around JapanThe joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareF-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor AbroadFor years, the idea of exporting the F-22 has been a topic of intense debate. Here’s what the Air Force thought it would take to get it done. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareBYAaron BrownSep 13, 2021ShareJapanese Authorities Have Raided Suzuki HeadquartersCarmaker being investigated for improper fuel economy testing. BYAaron BrownSep 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareJapanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many DaysIt isn’t clear if the surge in Chinese drone presence over the East China Sea is indicative of a new trend or prelude to a major naval movement. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareBYMarco MargaritoffJun 25, 2021ShareJapanese Researchers Conduct Drone-Centric Tests to Protect Against Heatstroke at 2020 Tokyo OlympicsHosei University and the Japan Weather Association assessed road surface temperature changes via UAVs to guage heat fluctuations. BYMarco MargaritoffJun 25, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021ShareAn Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And JapanGrumman and Shin Meiwa worked together to propose an aircraft that combined aspects of a jet-powered flying-boat with an air cushion vehicle. BYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic WeaponThe missile’s range would’ve violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021Share1234
BYHoward AltmanNov 18, 2023ShareJapan Approved To Buy 400 Tomahawk Cruise MissilesThe $2.35 billion deal to purchase Block IV and V Tomahawk missiles would give Japan a new offensive punch in a restive region. BYHoward AltmanNov 18, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 8, 2022ShareJapan Plans Giant Missile Defense Ships, Its Largest Post-WWII Surface CombatantsJapan’s ballistic missile defense capabilities are set to be overhauled by two new warships, replacing plans for the Aegis Ashore system. BYThomas NewdickSep 8, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022ShareNorth Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)The Hwasongpho-17 intercontinental ballistic missile is North Korea’s largest and by every indication most capable to date. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 22, 2022ShareScores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested WatersA new Chinese law allows for vessels to turn off their transponders in some of the world’s most densely trafficked and tense waterways. BYBrett TingleyFeb 22, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021ShareChina Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own CarrierJapan’s use of its aircraft carrier to closely shadow China’s own is highly unusual. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: ReportThe missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea. BYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2021ShareUnited Kingdom Details Plans To Build Future Fighter Jet Engine With JapanThe latest agreement brings the Japanese F-X fighter program further in line with the British-led Team Tempest. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareArmada Of 10 Chinese And Russian Warships Is Sailing Around JapanThe joint patrol first passed through a 12-mile-wide strait between Japan’s main islands in an already significant show of force. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021ShareIndian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This YearThe drill will give Japan’s fighter pilots the experience of going head-to-head with the Su-30, variants of which are flown by China and Russia, too. BYMichael PeckSep 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareF-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor AbroadFor years, the idea of exporting the F-22 has been a topic of intense debate. Here’s what the Air Force thought it would take to get it done. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021Share
BYAaron BrownSep 13, 2021ShareJapanese Authorities Have Raided Suzuki HeadquartersCarmaker being investigated for improper fuel economy testing. BYAaron BrownSep 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021ShareJapanese Fighters Intercept Three Chinese Drones In As Many DaysIt isn’t clear if the surge in Chinese drone presence over the East China Sea is indicative of a new trend or prelude to a major naval movement. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021Share
BYMarco MargaritoffJun 25, 2021ShareJapanese Researchers Conduct Drone-Centric Tests to Protect Against Heatstroke at 2020 Tokyo OlympicsHosei University and the Japan Weather Association assessed road surface temperature changes via UAVs to guage heat fluctuations. BYMarco MargaritoffJun 25, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021ShareAn Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And JapanGrumman and Shin Meiwa worked together to propose an aircraft that combined aspects of a jet-powered flying-boat with an air cushion vehicle. BYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021ShareThe Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic WeaponThe missile’s range would’ve violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2021Share