U.S. Indo-Pacific Command: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise
NHK World – Japan: The Japanese defense ministry announced that Japan, the United States and South Korea carried out a
USNI News: Australian and Japanese forces conducted exercise Trident 2023 over the weekend in the South China Sea. The Japan
The Independent: Multiple images of what appeared to be spy balloons crossing Japan and Taiwan in east Asia since 2021 have been found, months after China’s suspected
Yonhap News Agency: South Korea’s Navy said Sunday it will participate in a U.S.-led multinational maritime exercise in waters off
Nikkei Asia: Japan will harmonize the standards for domestically produced defense equipment with those of the U.S. and Europe to reduce
U.S. Forces Japan: U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral aviation integration exercise on June 16, 2023,
The Defense Post: The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) a 33.9-billion yen ($243 million)
The Japan Times: North Korea sent at least two ballistic missiles into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in waters off
Nikkei Asia: Japan has laid out a road map to expand information gathering for missile defense and secure a safe
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