The JMSDF commissioned guided-missile destroyer JS Asahi, on 7 March. (JMSDF)
Japan to upgrade radar system on Iwo Jima
5 Apr 2018
JGSDF reorganises under single command, launches Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade
27 Mar 2018
JMSDF commissions new submarine rescue ship
20 Mar 2018
JMSDF commissions second Awaji-class minesweeper
19 Mar 2018
JMSDF commissions ninth Soryu-class submarine
13 Mar 2018
Japan commissions first Asahi-class destroyer
13 Mar 2018
Japan launches another reconnaissance satellite
28 Feb 2018
Japan considers deploying anti-ship missile unit to Okinawa Island, say reports
27 Feb 2018
Japan protests Russian plans to deploy military aircraft to disputed Kuril island
5 Feb 2018
JASDF’s first F-35A deployed to Misawa Air Base
29 Jan 2018
Japan to review defence programme guidelines amid North Korean threat
23 Jan 2018
JMSDF to install CEC system on future Aegis-equipped destroyers
15 Jan 2018
