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October 31, 2018

Army reactivates air-defense artillery brigade near Tokyo

Stars and Stripes: CAMP ZAMA, Japan — The Army has reactivated a brigade to oversee missile-defense units on mainland Japan,

October 30, 2018

US, Japan Kick off Military Exercise Involving 57,000 Personnel

The Diplomat: The U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) began a biennial 10-day military exercise, dubbed Keen Sword,

October 29, 2018

U.S. missile defense system intercepts medium-range missile in test

Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it successfully tested a key missile defense system on Friday, in a

October 23, 2018

Raytheon awarded $62M for foreign military AMRAAM refresh

UPI: Oct. 22 (UPI) — Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a contract modification by the Air Force for work

October 19, 2018

Japan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic Weapons

The Drive: Japan is reportedly pursuing development of two hypersonic weapons using different boost-glide vehicle warheads. The plan could offer

October 18, 2018

Japan lodges 3rd protest against Russian drills

NHK World: Japan has protested to Russia for the third time this month over the country’s military drills in waters

October 16, 2018

Japan Moves Ahead With Procurement of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft

The Diplomat: The Japanese government has greenlighted the purchase of nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and Control

October 5, 2018

Armitage, Nye urge Japan to bolster spending on defense

Asahi Shimbun: WASHINGTON–Japan should increase defense spending beyond 1 percent of its gross domestic product to deal with the growing

September 20, 2018

Japan could use Aegis Ashore system to shoot down Guam-bound missiles, official says

Stars and Stripes: TOKYO — Japan will legally be able to use planned Aegis Ashore systems to intercept North Korean

September 19, 2018

Japan to develop hypersonic missile for ‘defense purposes’

UPI: Sept. 19 (UPI) — Japan is developing a hypersonic missile that could reach speeds of Mach-5 or higher, according