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Japan closes in on biggest ever defense export with frigate selection

Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, past disappointments have been turned on their head ...
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Russia, China Simulate Attack on Enemy Submarine in Sea of Japan Drills

The Russian Navy and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) simulated attacks on an adversarial submarine and an amphibious ...

Japan beats Germany to build navy’s new frigate fleet

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will build the navy’s new fleet of frontline warships after beating its German rival in a ...

‘We came that close’: RI vet recalls kamikaze attack and Japan's historic surrender

Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the ...
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Historic Alliance: Japan's Strategic Frigate Export Deal with Australia

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is set to deliver the first of Australia's new navy frigates under a A$10 billion deal.
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U.S. Warships Join U.K., Japan for Big Deck Drills

U.S. warships are joining the U.K. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and Japan’s Kaga Task Group to drill in the Philippine Sea this ...
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Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined ...

Mitsubishi Heavy to build new Australian naval fleet

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announced Tuesday that the Australian government has chosen it to build a new fleet of ...