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May 31, 2019

Japan, Russia Discuss Missile Defense, Territory

JiJi Press – Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia Thursday discussed Tokyo’s plan to deploy the Aegis Ashore

May 13, 2019

Russia accuses U.S. military of deploying ‘threat to our country’ ahead of Pompeo talks

Washington Examiner – U.S. military assets are threatening Russia, Moscow’s top diplomat alleged just days before a high-profile visit by

April 26, 2019

President Donald Trump to Coordinate Future Actions on North Korea Denuclearization with Japan PM Shinzo Abe at White House

Newsweek: President Donald Trump will host Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House for a two-day summit on

April 22, 2019

New operations center eyed for U.S. Air Force’s Yokota base in western Tokyo

The Japan Times: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Air Force is considering building an Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) tasked

April 22, 2019

Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

UPI: April 19 (UPI) — Raytheon has been awarded a $19 million contract for engineering and technical services on the

April 8, 2019

Japanese Aegis Ashore Systems To Lack Air defence capabilities

Defense World – Japanese version of the American Aegis Ashore land-based missile interceptor systems will not be equipped with Cooperative

April 2, 2019

Missile-tracking aircraft arrives on Okinawa amid fears N. Korea may lift testing moratorium

Stars and Stripes: CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A U.S. reconnaissance aircraft that specializes in surveilling and collecting data on ballistic

March 22, 2019

US-Japan alliance must strengthen as tensions rise in Asia, defense experts say

Stars and Stripes – Japan needs to further strengthen and evolve its alliance with the United States amid the region’s

March 20, 2019

Anti-ICBM test planned with new US-Japan missile

NHK World: The US Defense Department plans to test the feasibility of using a new interceptor missile that it jointly

March 18, 2019

Japan and U.S. to develop new radar system for Aegis warships: sources

The Japan Times: WASHINGTON – Japan and the United States are working toward the joint development of a new radar