Does Japan Need to Develop a New Fighter Aircraft?
3 years, 10 months ago

Does Japan Need to Develop a New Fighter Aircraft?

The Diplomat  

The Japanese archipelago lies in a volatile region rife with historical tensions and territorial disputes. These developments may suggest that Japan is potentially reconsidering its engagement with the U.S. on military hardware and could utilize government funds instead for domestic development to enhance the competitiveness of its defense industrial base and, more importantly, gain full control of defense capabilities, as well as on future upgrades. In addition, the Japanese defense ministry decided to “convert” its Izumo helicopter destroyer into a small aircraft carrier capable of accommodating 12 F-35B jet fighters, which will strengthen Japan’s offensive capabilities. The F-X program represents a clear continuation of Abe’s robust defense doctrine and will further cement its legacy into Japan’s long-term military modernization. By bolstering the country’s domestic defense industrial base and by enabling technological transfer, the F-X program will help Japan catch up with China and Russia in the stealth fighter market.

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7 key features of F-15 fighter jets that Israel has decided to buy from US for $5.2 bn
1 month, 2 weeks ago

7 key features of F-15 fighter jets that Israel has decided to buy from US for $5.2 bn

Firstpost  

The highly manouevrable Boeing F-15 fighter jets that Israel has decided to buy has flexible weapons integration and is a proven platform in combat An Israeli air force F-15 war plane flies near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, Israel, in June 2023. AP File Israel’s defence ministry said Thursday it had signed a $5.2 billion agreement with Boeing to …

Japan careering along dangerous road without due care and attention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan careering along dangerous road without due care and attention

China Daily  

Members of the Japan Self Defense Forces wearing protection gears take part in a civil protection exercise in Tokyo on January 15, 2024. In recent years, Japan has been running wildly on the dangerous road of expanding its military, which deserves high vigilance from neighboring countries and the international community. Against the backdrop of overall deflation in Japan's economy, sluggish …

Japan careering along dangerous road without due care and attention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan careering along dangerous road without due care and attention

China Daily  

Members of the Japan Self Defense Forces wearing protection gears take part in a civil protection exercise in Tokyo on January 15, 2024. In recent years, Japan has been running wildly on the dangerous road of expanding its military, which deserves high vigilance from neighboring countries and the international community. Against the backdrop of overall deflation in Japan's economy, sluggish …

Japan’s defense ministry seeks record budget as it faces growing threat from China
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan’s defense ministry seeks record budget as it faces growing threat from China

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat. Japan has been rapidly building up the defense of the southwestern region in recent years amid China’s growing military threats and tension in the regional seas. It Japanese defense officials say …

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles. The contentious decision to allow international arms sales is expected to help secure Japan’s role in the joint fighter jet project and part of …

Japan approves record $56 billion defence budget
1 year ago

Japan approves record $56 billion defence budget

Hindustan Times  

Japan approved Friday a record defence budget worth $56 billion for the next fiscal year, as tensions rise with China and North Korea. The defence budget announced Friday includes 370 billion yen to build two new warships rigged with the US-developed Aegis missile defence system. The 7.95 trillion yen draft budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year was approved by the …

Japan Cabinet OKs record military budget to speed up strike capability, eases lethal arms export ban
1 year ago

Japan Cabinet OKs record military budget to speed up strike capability, eases lethal arms export ban

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a hefty 16% increase in military spending next year and eased its postwar ban on lethal weapons exports, underscoring a shift away from the country’s self-defense-only principle. The easing would help strengthen Japan’s feeble defense industry and broaden the country’s new official military aid designed for like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific region in …

Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new advanced fighter jet
1 year ago

Japan, UK and Italy formally establish a joint body to develop a new advanced fighter jet

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy signed an agreement Thursday to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter, as their countries push to strengthen cooperation in the face of growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea. Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said at a joint news conference with his British and …

Japan, UK, Italy push joint fighter jet development by 2035
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan, UK, Italy push joint fighter jet development by 2035

Associated Press  

Japan, Britain and Italy reaffirmed their commitment Thursday to push joint development of a next-generation fighter jet as a centerpiece of their increasingly close defense ties in the face of growing threat from China, Russia and North Korea. In December, Japan announced a joint next-generation fighter jet development with the U.K. and Italy as it looks to expand defense cooperation …

Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan OKs new budget incl. hefty arms cost to deter China

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The lower house of Parliament approved Tuesday a budget for the coming fiscal year that includes a record 6.8 trillion yen in defense spending, part of Japan’s effort to fortify its military as China’s influence in the region grows. “The improvement of childcare has been neglected for more than 10 years,” Chinami Nishimura, a lawmaker with the opposition …

Tomahawks part of Japan’s record defense spending next year
2 years ago

Tomahawks part of Japan’s record defense spending next year

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s defense spending will jump 20% to a record 6.8 trillion yen next year as the country prepares to deploy U.S.-made Tomahawks and other long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China or North Korea under a more offensive security strategy. The budget plan comes a week after Kishida’s government announced Japan’s new National Security Strategy, stating …

Japan unveils record defence budget amid regional security fears
2 years ago

Japan unveils record defence budget amid regional security fears

Al Jazeera  

The cabinet’s nod for a 20-percent rise in military spending is a deviation from pacifist post-WWII self-defence policy. Japan will boost its defence budget for 2023 to a record 6.8 trillion yen, or a 20-percent increase, in the face of regional security concerns and threats posed by China and North Korea. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet approved the budget on …

Japan Unveils Biggest Military Build-up Since World War Two, But Why? EXPLAINED
2 years ago

Japan Unveils Biggest Military Build-up Since World War Two, But Why? EXPLAINED

News 18  

As regional tensions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoke war fears, Japan on Friday unveiled its largest military buildup since World War Two with a $320 billion plan to buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict. It also noted that Beijing had not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control, adding that …

EXPLAINER: Why Japan is boosting its arms capability, budget
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: Why Japan is boosting its arms capability, budget

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy that includes determination to possess “counterstrike” capability to preempt enemy attacks and double its spending to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia. The new spending target follows the NATO standard and will eventually push …

'Military build-up doomed to fail', says China on Japan's new security policy
2 years ago

'Military build-up doomed to fail', says China on Japan's new security policy

Firstpost  

The new strategies outlined in three defence and security documents approved by Japan’s cabinet are a marked departure from post-WWII norms. They involve doubling defence spending over the next five years to 2 per cent of GDP in fiscal 2027 Beijing: After Japan unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country’s biggest military buildup since World War II, …

Japan Approves Biggest Military Build-Up Since World War II To Counter Growing Threats From China: Report
2 years ago

Japan Approves Biggest Military Build-Up Since World War II To Counter Growing Threats From China: Report

ABP News  

Japan has approved its largest military buildup since World War II, declaring that China posed the "greatest strategic challenge ever" and laying out plans for a counter-strike capability supported by record defence spending, The Guardian reported. Japan will also obtain new weapons capable of striking enemy sites 1,000 kilometres away with land or sea-launched missiles, a move that some feel …

As regional threats rise, Japan eases defense-only strategy
2 years ago

As regional threats rise, Japan eases defense-only strategy

Associated Press  

TOKYO — In a major break from its strictly self-defense-only postwar principle, Japan adopted a national security strategy Friday declaring plans to possess preemptive strike capability and cruise missiles within years to give itself more offensive footing against threats from neighboring China and North Korea. Possession of the strike-back capability is “indispensable” as deterrence to discourage enemy attacks, Prime Minister …

Japan to jointly develop new fighter jet with UK, Italy
2 years ago

Japan to jointly develop new fighter jet with UK, Italy

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan announced Friday that it will jointly develop its next-generation fighter jet with the U.K. and Italy as it looks to expand defense cooperation beyond its traditional ally, the United States. Japan’s new security strategy allows it a bigger strike capability and it hopes to expand joint exercises in Australia, including firing drills that are difficult to conduct …

Japan to jointly develop new fighter jet with UK, Italy
2 years ago

Japan to jointly develop new fighter jet with UK, Italy

The Independent  

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Japan aims to boost 5-year defense spending to $318 billion
2 years ago

Japan aims to boost 5-year defense spending to $318 billion

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday set a new target for military spending over the next five years to 43 trillion yen, or 1.5 times the current level, as the country seeks defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Kishida told him and Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to work on a …

Japan’s Defense Budget: Double or Nothing?
2 years, 5 months ago

Japan’s Defense Budget: Double or Nothing?

The Diplomat  

Calls have intensified for Japan to double its defense spending from 1 to 2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which experts fear could embolden China to act more provocatively against Taiwan. Consequently, in April 2022 the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s panel on national security advised the Kishida administration to not …

Japan turns to Britain in the battle for the skies
2 years, 7 months ago

Japan turns to Britain in the battle for the skies

The Telegraph  

A more recent report suggested that its newest upgrade will mean it could need new engines to be designed to deliver enough electric power, at unknown expense. And the US government itself was not immune from being cut off from the programme’s technology, as it said a licence for its logistics software source code would be too expensive for the …

Japan Cabinet OKs more defense funds amid potential threats
4 years ago

Japan Cabinet OKs more defense funds amid potential threats

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved a ninth straight increase in the nation’s defense budget as the government bolsters funding to develop longer-range cruise missiles and stealth fighters to counter potential threats from China and North Korea. A large chunk of the budget plan goes to reinforce Japan’s missile capability, including 33.5 billion yen to develop extended-range anti-ship missiles that can …

Japan agrees new fighter jet deal to counter growing North Korea and China threats
4 years, 1 month ago

Japan agrees new fighter jet deal to counter growing North Korea and China threats

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan has picked Mitsubishi Heavy …

Japan military seeks record budget amid regional threats
4 years, 2 months ago

Japan military seeks record budget amid regional threats

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget of nearly 5.5 trillion yen for fiscal 2021 to fund more purchases of costly American stealth fighters and expand its capability to counter possible threats in both cyber and outer space. Japan also faced demands from President Donald Trump that U.S. allies increase defense spending, which Japan did in part …

Japan’s air force faces a ‘relentless’ burden, imposed by China
4 years, 4 months ago

Japan’s air force faces a ‘relentless’ burden, imposed by China

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country is under increasing pressure from the air. Japan Air Self Defense Force “The number of scrambles against airspace violations has been increasing rapidly over the past decade – especially in the southwest air zone,” said Shirota in an exclusive interview with CNN. Of the 675 times Japan’s …

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