Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Archives

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

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

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,

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

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.

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

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

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

Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval

Indian Navy Frigate INS Teg Conducts PASSEX with JMSDF Destroyer JS Ikazuchi in Gulf of Aden

September 30, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Combined Maritime Forces, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, Gulf of Aden, India, Indian Navy (IN), INS Teg (F45), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Ikazuchi (DD-107), Passage Exercise (PASSEX)

The Indian Navy frigate INS Teg and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Ikazuchi from Combined Task Force

Air/ Missile Defense Asia-Pacific

Japanese Navy Destroyer, JS Atago Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target with SM-3 Missile During Aegis BMD Flight Test

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aegis BMD System (ABMD), Atago-class DDG, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Atago (DDG-177), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), USA

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Atago-class guided-missile destroyer, JS Atago (DDG-177) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target by launching

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