Featured in JMSDFBYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareU.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious PlaneWhile plans for an amphibious MC-130 transport take shape, Cope North 2022 provided an opportunity to see the capabilities of the US-2 firsthand. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: ReportThe missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea. BYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareMarine Corps F-35s Are About To Be The First Fighters To Fly From A Japanese Carrier Since WWIINext week, F-35B stealth fighters are due to go aboard the newly modified Japanese carrier Izumo for the first time. BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021ShareThe Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long AgoTwenty-five years ago today, a Japanese destroyer blasted a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder strike aircraft out of the sky. BYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayFeb 9, 2021ShareVeteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine CollisionDespite all the technology at their disposal, for a submarine crew, the simple act of surfacing can sometimes be fraught with danger. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayFeb 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021ShareCheck Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)The diesel-electric attack submarine was surfacing when it impacted the 51,000-ton commercial vessel off the Japanese coast. BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 2, 2020ShareJapan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis AshoreThe two new warships are planned to combine a development of the Maya class hull with the AN/SPY-7 Long Range Discrimination Radar. BYThomas NewdickNov 2, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020ShareJapan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered SubmarineJapan is preparing to introduce an innovative new class of diesel-electric submarine, the largest it has built since World War II. BYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2019ShareWatch Japan’s Giant US-2 Amphibious Flying Boat Land In An Amazingly Short DistanceThe US-2 may look like one of the flying boats of yesteryear, but it is actually a very modern aircraft with some remarkable features. BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareThe Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s BridgeThe innovative round design that is wrapped in screens looks like it came right out of Starfleet’s Utopia Planitia shipyard. BYTyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2018ShareJapan’s New Super-Sized Destroyer Will Help Defend Against Ballistic Missiles And MoreThe pair of ships could shoot down North Korea missiles, as well as challenge Chinese claims and aid Japan in projecting power beyond its shores. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2018ShareOfficials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For JetsThe Japanese government has consistently and vehemently denied that its hulking helicopter carriers were built with tactical jets in mind. BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2018Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareU.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious PlaneWhile plans for an amphibious MC-130 transport take shape, Cope North 2022 provided an opportunity to see the capabilities of the US-2 firsthand. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: ReportThe missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea. BYThomas NewdickDec 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021ShareMarine Corps F-35s Are About To Be The First Fighters To Fly From A Japanese Carrier Since WWIINext week, F-35B stealth fighters are due to go aboard the newly modified Japanese carrier Izumo for the first time. BYThomas NewdickOct 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021ShareThe Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long AgoTwenty-five years ago today, a Japanese destroyer blasted a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder strike aircraft out of the sky. BYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayFeb 9, 2021ShareVeteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine CollisionDespite all the technology at their disposal, for a submarine crew, the simple act of surfacing can sometimes be fraught with danger. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayFeb 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021ShareCheck Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)The diesel-electric attack submarine was surfacing when it impacted the 51,000-ton commercial vessel off the Japanese coast. BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 2, 2020ShareJapan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis AshoreThe two new warships are planned to combine a development of the Maya class hull with the AN/SPY-7 Long Range Discrimination Radar. BYThomas NewdickNov 2, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020ShareJapan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered SubmarineJapan is preparing to introduce an innovative new class of diesel-electric submarine, the largest it has built since World War II. BYThomas NewdickOct 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2019ShareWatch Japan’s Giant US-2 Amphibious Flying Boat Land In An Amazingly Short DistanceThe US-2 may look like one of the flying boats of yesteryear, but it is actually a very modern aircraft with some remarkable features. BYTyler RogowaySep 9, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareThe Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s BridgeThe innovative round design that is wrapped in screens looks like it came right out of Starfleet’s Utopia Planitia shipyard. BYTyler RogowayJun 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2018ShareJapan’s New Super-Sized Destroyer Will Help Defend Against Ballistic Missiles And MoreThe pair of ships could shoot down North Korea missiles, as well as challenge Chinese claims and aid Japan in projecting power beyond its shores. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2018ShareOfficials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For JetsThe Japanese government has consistently and vehemently denied that its hulking helicopter carriers were built with tactical jets in mind. BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2018Share
