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Around 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed eight vessels, including the Chinese Navy’s Renhai-class guided missile destroyer (ship number “104”), Luyang III-class guided…
September 18 Statement We are pleased to announce that the construction contracts for the Aegis System-equipped ship project have been concluded as follows: Aegis system equipped ship (first ship) Contract…
The JMSDF will conduct the Overseas Training Cruise 2024 as follows. 1. Objectives (1) To provide Trainee Officers with on-the-job training opportunities through sea cruises to reinforce knowledge and skills…
INS Kadmatt, on a Long Range Operational Deployment to the North Pacific Ocean entered Yokosuka, Japan on Dec 02, 2023 for an Operational Turnaround (OTR). Onboard visits including professional interactions…
The ROK-US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted ‘ROK-US-Japan maritime training’ in the high seas southeast of Jeju on November 26. This exercise is intended to demonstrate the…
Naval and air assets from the ADF recently joined forces with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for Exercise Nichi Gou Trident (NGT) 23-2 during a regional presence deployment. Australia…
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of Tomahawk Weapon System and related equipment for an estimated cost of…
Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S. have joined together to conduct multilateral exercise Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023 in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11, 2023. Throughout the exercise,…
In early September, Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS VANCOUVER began and has completed monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by…
At around 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2020, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force arrived at Cape Soya (Hokkaido). In the sea approximately 100 km northeast of One Qi, corvette…