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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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…
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…
China Fires Live Rounds Inside Japan’s EEZ Near Okinotori — Beijing-Moscow…
Japan has confirmed the first-ever live-fire drill by a foreign warship inside its claimed EEZ, after a Chinese destroyer fired live rounds near Okinotori while operating alongside a Russian…
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 Deploys 10th Mogami-Class Stealth Frigate With Mk41 VLS Amid Rising…
Japan has commissioned JS Nagara (FFM-10), the 10th Mogami-class stealth frigate equipped with Mk41 VLS, advanced AESA radar, and network-centric warfare systems, significantly strengthening…
China’s Liaoning Carrier Conducts 170 Fighter Sorties in Western Pacific, Expanding…
China’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group completed a 40-day combat deployment across the Western Pacific and South China Sea, conducting 170 fighter sorties, live-fire drills, and amphibious…
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…
Russia Deploys Pacific Fleet to Shield Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ Through Tsushima…
Russia’s unprecedented use of Pacific Fleet warships to escort sanctioned cargo vessels through Japan’s Tsushima Strait has intensified fears that Moscow is militarising its shadow fleet…
Japan’s New “Lightning Carrier”: JS Izumo’s Radical F-35B Transformation Reshapes…
Japan’s JS Izumo has emerged with a radically redesigned rectangular bow built for F-35B stealth fighter operations, transforming the helicopter destroyer into a de facto light aircraft…