Warships are a critical component of any military, but some ships were designed to intimidate through their sheer size. Here ...

Japan has not engaged in war since World War II, maintaining a pacifist stance under its post-war constitution. However, ...

The news comes after a U.S. destroyer, which has a high-energy laser weapon, deployed to Japan in October 2024.

Japan built the largest and most heavily armed battleship in the world, but Yamato sits in a ... at which Japan has been able to produce the warships. The first-of-class JS Mogami was only ...

However, Indonesia and Japan both expressed their intention to bypass this obstacle by co-developing warships ... is unacceptable anywhere in the world.” Clearly aimed at Beijing, such a ...

As Japan vies with Germany for a lucrative contract to build new frigates for Australia, Tokyo seems determined to learn from the past and avoid the mistakes made in its failed bid to sell ...

Shield AI’s V-Bat unmanned air vehicle has been selected to operate from warships operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The company says that V-Bat will be the first ...

Last month, the Luftwaffe deployed fighter jets to Japan for the first joint drills there. Schulz said he was not planning for any specific security measures should the warships under his command ...

Tokyo is stepping up its campaign to win a lucrative Australian naval contract by pledging to give "priority" to warship exports over its own navy. Japan's defence chief says if his country's ...