Tag: JMSDF
Japan’s MHI launches eighth Mogami-class frigate
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the eighth Mogami-class guided-missile frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on 14...
Japan test fired EM railgun at sea
Japan has successfully performed an at-sea live firing trial of an electromagnetic (EM) railgun, the Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA)...
Japan launches fourth and updated Taigei SSK
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) during a ceremony at the...
Japan aims for expansion of frigate capabilities with New FFM
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) to be respective main and...
Leonardo and Kawasaki Heavy Industries sign contract for additional MCH-101 helicopters...
The MCH-101 is a licence-built version of the world-class Leonardo AW101 helicopter, operated by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force.
The signing coincides with...
CAE delivers first MAD-XR systems for Japan Ministry of Defense and...
CAE announced the delivery of the first production of Magnetic Anomaly Detection-Extended Role (MAD-XR) systems, following successful completion of the Customer Source Inspection (CSI)....
MHI of Japan promotes warships in LIMA 2023
It has been nearly ten years since Tokyo loosened regulations regarding the export of military equipment, and one of the foremost companies from Japan...
JMSDF begins SeaGuardian UAV assessment
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commenced trials of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SeaGuardian medium altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial...
JMSDF commissions second Taigei-class submarine
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned its second Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK), the service announced on its social media account on 20...
Japan’s Accelerates Aircraft Modernisation Plans
The recently concluded DSEI Japan 2023 exhibition held in Chiba, Tokyo provided an important insight into Japan’s military modernisation plans and its intention to...
