Tag: MHI
Japan Accelerates Surface to Ship Missile Program
Japan’s Self Defense Force (JSDF) is accelerating the program approved by the country’s Cabinet in December 2020 to both improve and expand its surface...
Japan Marine United selected to build JMSDF’s next-gen OPV
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Japan Marine United (JMU) to supply up to 12 next-generation offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the...
Philippines receives first of two large coastguard vessels from Japan
The first of two 94 metre-long Multirole Response Vessels (MRRVs) on order for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has arrived home on 26 January....
Japan’s F-15JSI programme moves ahead
The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 30 December that it has awarded Boeing a US$471.3 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to...
Asian Air Force Modernisation
Regional tensions have forced the pace for regional air forces to buy new capability or update legacy platforms.
The increasing prospects of a peer-on-peer...
Japan launches second Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has launched the second Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK), Hakugei (SS 514), ordered for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense...
MHI delivers upgraded SH-60K naval helicopter prototypes
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has delivered two upgraded SH-60K naval helicopter prototypes to the Japan Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics...
Shipbuilding – A Numbers Game
While experience grows among Indo-Pacific naval designers, order numbers remain crucial to keeping costs down and yards in business.
The Indo-Pacific region has a significant...
MHI tests upgraded SH-60K naval helicopter
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has performed the first test flight of an upgraded version of its SH-60K multirole naval helicopter, the company announced...
Frigates fill the Maritime Gap
While the budget for large capital ships is hard to find in the Asia Pacific region, the market for cheaper ‘workhorse’ frigates and corvettes...
