Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)

Asia-Pacific Military Exercises 

US, UK, Japan Maritime Forces to Conduct Second Trilateral Exercise, to be Focused on Anti-Submarine Warfare

March 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Boeing P-8 Poseidon, HMS Montrose (F236), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Murasame (DD-101), Kawasaki P-1, Military exercise, Pacific Ocean, Royal Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Navy and U.S. Navy will come together for their second trilateral exercise, March 14,

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Commissions Second Asahi-Class Destroyer, JS Shiranui

March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Asahi-class destroyer, Destroyer, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JMSDF Ōminato Base, JS Shiranui (DD-120), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned its second Asahi-class destroyer, JS Shiranui (DD-120) during a ceremony at the

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Japan Commits to Acquire 105 Additional F-35 Aircraft

January 10, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, National Security Council (Japan)

Japan’s National Security Council and Cabinet authorized acquisition for 105 additional F-35 aircraft beyond the already approved 42 F-35s in

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Air Asia-Pacific Naval 

South Korean Navy Destroyer Directs Fire-Control Radar at Japanese P-1 Patrol Aircraft

December 25, 2018 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Destroyer, Fire control radar (FCR), Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Kawasaki P-1, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Republic of Korea Navy, South Korea

A Republic of Korea (South Korea) Navy Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer has directed a fire-control radar at a Japan Maritime

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Americas Naval 

JMSDF, Royal Navy and U.S. Navy Join Forces for Trilateral Exercise Off Japan for First Time

December 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), Boeing P-8 Poseidon, HMS Argyll (F231), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Izumo (DDH-183), Military exercise, Royal Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USA

For the first time, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Navy and U.S. Navy joined forces for a trilateral exercise,

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Ronald Reagan Strike Group Conducts Cooperative Deployment Alongside JMSDF in Philippine Sea

December 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Hyūga (DDH-181), Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The U.S. Navy’s Ronald Reagan Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH

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Americas Naval 

USS Chief Completes Mine Warfare Exercise with Japanese, Australian Naval Forces

December 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Avenger-class MCM ship, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Military exercise, Mine countermeasures (MCM), Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA, Mine-Countermeasure Vessel (MCMV), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Chief (MCM-14)

The U.S. Navy Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, USS Chief (MCM 14) participated in Mine Warfare Exercise 3JA 2018, Nov. 24-27.

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Japan Considering Procurement of 100 Additional F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighter Jets

November 27, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Izumo (DDH-183), JS Kaga (DDH-184), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, USA

The Japanese government is considering the procurement of up to 100 additional F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets from the

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Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of 21 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B/2A Interceptor Missiles to Japan

November 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Anti-ballistic missile (ABM), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of eight Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B Missiles

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

Japanese Navy Ships JS Kaga and JS Inazuma Arrive at Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka

October 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Inazuma (DD-105), JS Kaga (DDH-184), Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Two warships belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Kaga and JS Inazuma, arrived at the port of

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