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July 28, 2021 Maritime Staff Office Announcement） Dispatched Submarine Training in the U.S. in 2021 The JMSDF is to conduct t h is year’s 1st Dispatched Submarine Training in the U.S. in 2021 as described below. 1. Objectives To improve the tactical capabilities of the JMSDF. 2. Period August 20 September 22 3. Exercise Area Sea from Japan to Guam…
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May 27 — Some recent actions taken by Japan, in total disregard of the basic norms governing international relations, has grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs, deliberately hyped up the so-called “China’s military threat”, and groundlessly accused China’s legitimate maritime activities. China firmly opposes that and has lodged stern representation with the Japanese side, said Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesperson…
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May 18, 2021 – BAE Systems, Inc. has won a U.S. Navy competition to serve as the design agent for the mechanical portion of the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS). The contract calls for BAE Systems to provide design, development, test, product improvement, and sustaining support for current and legacy VLS systems. BAE Systems will also continue to design…
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May 11, 2021 (Google Translation) – On the 10th, the Ministry of Defense and the Australian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement on joint research on fluid performance and fluid acoustic performance of ships. In this joint research, taking advantage of the characteristics of the test facilities in Japan and Australia, the water flow around the marine propulsion device in…
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March 30, 2021 – Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will expand its fleet with two new H225 helicopters, taking its total Super Puma fleet up to 17, comprising two AS332s and 15 H225s. The largest Super Puma operator in Japan received its tenth H225 in February this year. The new helicopters will join its growing fleet to support territorial coastal activities,…
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March 4, 2021 (Google Translation) – After completing a three-part sea-based replenishment with the JS Hamana and the destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur , the Prairial arrived at rising sun in Sasebo, Japan. The Japanese sailors greeted the French vessel with welcome messages in the mature of each Japanese military ship present in the harbor. Also serving as a base for…
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February 24, 2020 (Google Translation) – Australia’s vigilance and surveillance activities against illegal maritime activities, including the “ship-to-ship” of North Korean-registered vessels In response to illegal maritime activities, including the “ship-to-ship” of North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by a UN Security Council resolution, Australia will hold the U.S. Forces Japan in Japan from early March to late March under the UN…
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November 20, 2020 – Maritime forces from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States on Nov. 20 completed Phase II of the multi-lateral naval exercise Malabar 2020. The exercise improved integration between Australian, Indian, Japanese, and U.S. maritime forces and provide an opportunity to conduct engagements highlighting cooperation between allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. “The exercises conducted during MALABAR…
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