Japan Eyes Nuclear Submarines as China Reshapes Pacific Power
Japan has opened the door to nuclear-powered attack submarines, potentially transforming its force posture, counterstrike options and role in the Indo-Pacific undersea balance.
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India’s PL-15E Missile Breakthrough Shadows Japan’s Veer Guardian 2026 Air Drills
India’s recovered Chinese PL-15E missile technology is casting a strategic shadow over Veer Guardian 2026 as Japan deploys F-2A fighters to India, linking BVR warfare, electronic…
Indonesia Eyes Eight Japanese New FFM Frigates in Indo-Pacific Power Shift
Indonesia has revived interest in eight Japanese New FFM frigates featuring 32-cell Mk 41 vertical-launch systems, but financing, weapons configuration, local construction and delivery…
Boeing Secures $131 Billion F-15 Deal as Fighter Demand Surges
The $131.23 billion F-15 Eagle Crest contract gives Washington a powerful framework for expanding F-15EX production, modernising allied fleets and protecting combat-aircraft readiness…
USS George Washington Enters Middle East, Exposing US Carrier Gap Near China
USS George Washington has entered the Middle East to replace the combat-weary USS Abraham Lincoln, sustaining pressure on Iran while exposing a strategically consequential US carrier gap in…
Russia Sends Supersonic Missile Boats Past Japan in Putin’s Kuril Power Play
Japan tracked four Russian Tarantul III missile boats carrying supersonic Moskit anti-ship missiles near Hokkaido, one day after Vladimir Putin visited the disputed island of Iturup amid…
Japan Tests 1,000km Type 25 Cruise Missile on F-2, Opening New Strike Axis Against…
Japan has begun testing a Type 25-derived long-range cruise missile on the Mitsubishi F-2, potentially giving Tokyo a 1,000km-plus air-launched counterstrike capability against maritime and…
Japan’s Biggest Warship Transfer Yet: Philippines to Receive Five Abukuma…
Japan's planned transfer of five Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines represents Tokyo's largest naval combatant export to date, accelerating Manila's naval modernisation while…
Japan’s Mogami Frigate Export Offensive Signals New Indo-Pacific Naval Front Against…
Japan’s Mogami-class frigate export push is rapidly transforming Indo-Pacific naval security architecture as Australia, the Philippines, and other regional powers deepen maritime cooperation…
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets as China’s TB-001 Armed Drone and Y-9 Spy Plane Probe…
Japan scrambled fighter aircraft after a Chinese TB-001 armed drone and Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft operated near Okinawa in the East China Sea, highlighting Beijing’s expanding…