DefPost

USS Ronald Reagan, JS Izumo Sail Together in South China Sea

June 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Akebono (DD-108), JS Izumo (DDH-183), JS Murasame (DD-101), South China Sea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) participated in a cooperative deployment with Japan Maritime Self-Defense

Asia-Pacific Misc

Remains of Japanese Pilot Found Two Months after F-35A Crash

June 9, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, F-35A Lightning II, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Remains of Maj. Akinori Hosomi, the pilot of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II stealth jet fighter

AEW&CS Air Asia-Pacific

Japan Takes Delivery of First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Tactical Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

May 31, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AEW&CS, E-2 Hawkeye, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Northrop Grumman

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) took delivery of its first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning aircraft from

Americas Misc

White House Wanted U.S. Navy Destroyer USS John S. McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump’s Japan Visit: Reports

May 30, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Donald Trump, Japan, U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)

The White House asked Navy officials to obscure the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain during President Donald Trump’s

Asia-Pacific Military Exercises

Mutinational Pacific Vanguard Exercise Launched on Guam

May 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Australia, Exercise Pacific Vanguard, Guam, Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Military exercise, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), South Korea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

In a first of its kind event, maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States arrived

Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval

U.S., Japanese Warships Conduct Cooperative Deployment in Strait of Malacca

May 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Izumo (DDH-183), JS Murasame (DD-101), Strait of Malacca, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

Air-to-Air Missiles Asia-Pacific

U.S. Approves Sale of 160 Additional AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missiles to Japan

May 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AIM-120 AMRAAM, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 160 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) with support to

Asia-Pacific Deployments Naval

USS Stethem Arrives to Shimoda Black Ship Festival

May 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Japan, JS Hirado (MSO-305), Shimoda Black Ship Festival, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Stethem (DDG-63)

The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) pulled into the port of Shimoda, Japan, May

Air Asia-Pacific

U.S. Navy Concludes Support to Search and Recovery Efforts for Crashed Japanese F-35A Aircraft

May 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, CURV-21, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Pacific Ocean, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A U.S. Navy salvage team aboard a contracted vessel completed its mission supporting search and recovery operations with the Japan

Air Asia-Pacific

Japan Recovers Debris of Flight Data Recorder From Crashed F-35 Stealth Fighter Aircraft

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Pacific Ocean

Japan said on Tuesday that it had recovered debris of the flight data recorder from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force