Japan’s US-2 joins Balikatan exercises in South China Sea
Japan’s US-2 advanced amphibious aircraft made its debut during Balikatan, the largest joint military exercises between the Philippines…
Japan Approves Record Defense Budget for Fiscal Year 2026
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on December 26 approved $58 billion (9.04 trillion yen) defense…
Japan requests largest-ever defense budget for fiscal year 2026
On August 29, the Japanese Ministry of Defense submitted a record defense budget request of $60.2 billion (8.8…