Japan approved 847.2 billion yen ($5.4 billion) defense spending in the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget amid growing ...

South Korea’s growing investment in American shipbuilding could foster the development of ships capable of using next ...

Guam recently hosted U.S., Japanese, Indian, Australian and South Korean navies for multilateral exercises, including ...

Japan—a key United States ally near Russia, China and North Korea—may consider developing nuclear-powered submarines amid threats posed by regional adversaries. Newsweek has contacted the Russian and ...

Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific (left), and Rear Adm. Tatsuya Fukuda, commander of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Escort Flotilla 4, stand on JS Kaga's bridge ...

Japan has commissioned a new hunter-killer submarine that can operate in shallow seas to protect borders. Called Raigei or Thunder Whale, the diesel-electric submarine is initially planned to operate ...

Japan is making bold moves to change its anti-war culture. That’s not by choice. It’s out of necessity. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is enhancing its size and capabilities because Tokyo ...

Countries around the world often utilize military weapons not manufactured within their own borders. The same is true of Japan, a U.S. ally, which is currently upgrading its eight Aegis destroyers ...

Philippine Navy (PN) ships engaged in anti-submarine warfare during the recent Maritime Multilateral Cooperative Activity ...