The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force will launch its Indo-Pacific Deployment on April 21. A total of five ships forming four ...

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF's most secretive assets, conducted its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base and retired quietly on Mar. 10, 2025, after 37 years of service. T he U-36A, one of the JMSDF's ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels made a port call at a China-funded naval base in southwestern Cambodia on Saturday ...

Japan has been developing electromagnetic (EM) railgun technology since at least 2015, and current plans call for its future ...

Japan formally activated on Sunday a new joint maritime transport unit geared towards improving troop deployment capabilities ...

Two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) vessels, the “Bungo” and “Etazima”, docked at Ream Naval Base today. They ...

#ATLA has accomplished ship-board firing test of railgun first time in the world with the cooperation of the JMSDF. To ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) MURASAME which arrived in Sri Lanka on 22 March 2025 for replenishment, departed the island on Tuesday (25 Mar). The Sri Lanka Navy bade customary farewell to ...

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani says Japan wants to participate in a NATO command for its Ukrainian mission as Japan ...

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) MURASAME arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment visit this morning (22 Mar 25). The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance ...

US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro manuever during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity ...