Australia to Double Fleet Size with Small Warships
Australia will slash the number of Hunter frigates being bought to free up funding for "Tier 2" small warships that will help double the fleets size.
20 Feb 2024
Australia will slash the number of Hunter frigates being bought to free up funding for "Tier 2" small warships that will help double the fleets size.
22 Dec 2023
Japan approved $55.9 billion defense spending for fiscal year 2024 amid the increasingly tense security environment in the Indo-Pacific region...
10 Nov 2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was showcasing the New FFM concept, an Air warfare frigate for Japan. Twelve hulls to be constructed between 2027 and 2036.
03 Nov 2023
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) will acquire a total of 12 new FFMs that ...
31 Aug 2023
The Japanese MoD on August 31 requested $52.9 billion (7.7 trillion yen) for fiscal year 2024, its largest ever defense budget request.
28 Aug 2023
Japan's MoD announced the selection of two contractors for the design and production of a new FFM variant to be delivered to the JMSDF.
17 May 2023
The JMSDF is seeking a new variant of multi-mission stealth frigates for fiscal year 2024 and beyond. The project is officially called “new-class FFM”.
15 Mar 2023
At DSEI Japan 2023, the defense exhibition which opened its doors today near Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) showcased for the first time its "Whale" unmanned surface vessel (USV).
03 Jan 2023
On December 16, 2022, the Japanese government approved three security-related documents, including a new national security strategy.
10 Dec 2022
An International Fleet Review was held in November in Sagami Bay under clear skies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the JMSDF...