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March 13, 2019

Building Out the US and Allied Aegis Integrated Defense Capability: The Japanese Add to the Deterrent Force

SLD – The enhanced capability of the US and allied navies is coming not just from platforms but from kill

March 4, 2019

U.S. Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participate in Resilient Shield 2019

Japan Stripes — Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet ships, U.S. Air Force and Army assets, and units from the Japan Maritime

March 1, 2019

Trump-Kim rift over nuclear weapons underlines threat to Japan

Japan Today: Just as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s second meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump has exposed his

February 12, 2019

Lockheed Martin Wins $212M Japanese DDG AEGIS Weapon System Contract

Defense World: The US Navy has awarded about $212 million worth contract to Lockheed Martin for additional work on the

January 31, 2019

Japan approved for $2.15B buy of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems

Jan. 30 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department has approved Japan’s $2.15 billion purchase of two land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile

January 30, 2019

US State Department Approves $2.15 Billion Aegis Ashore Sale to Japan

The U.S. Department of State approved the possible sale of two Aegis Ashore batteries,  the land-based variant of the Aegis combat

January 28, 2019

U.S. eyes anti-ICBM radar on Japan soil

The Japan News: The U.S. government is considering asking Japan to deploy a large stationary radar in this nation, to

January 21, 2019

Iwaya visits U.S. Aegis Ashore test site

The Japan News: KAUAI ISLAND, Hawaii — Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited on Friday a U.S. Defense Department facility on

January 17, 2019

USS Wasp drills with Japan in East China Sea, days after Beijing mobilizes anti-ship missile

Stars and Stripes: The USS Wasp recently spent two days sailing with a Japanese amphibious ship in the East China

January 17, 2019

Japan, US vow to cooperate in space, cyber domains, over North Korea

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan agreed Wednesday to cooperate in