The Air Self-Defense Force has confirmed that the remains recovered from a training plane crash last week were those of two crew members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/23/japan/asdf-crash-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #asdf #defenseministry
https://www.europesays.com/2099392/ Mariupol Siege Commander Appointed as New Head of Russia’s Ground Forces #DefenseMinistry #Russia
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is doubling down on defense cooperation with allies and like-minded partners, saying that “no country can defend itself alone.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/japan/politics/japan-ishiba-dsei-weapons-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #defense #defenseministry #shigeruishiba #china #pla #northkorea #russia #usmilitary #sdf #missiles #eastchinasea #southchinasea
Japan has kicked off its largest-ever defense exhibition as part of a move to highlight its growing openness to international collaboration and even the once-taboo topic of defense exports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/21/japan/dsei-japan-defense-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #dsei #defense #defenseministry #gennakatani #tech #sdf
https://www.alojapan.com/1276463/possible-remains-of-missing-asdf-plane-crew-member-found/ Possible remains of missing ASDF plane crew member found #AIRACCIDENTS #defense #DefenseMinistry #GenNakatani #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news #SDF Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that body parts possibly of a missing crew member of a Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed into Lake Iruka in central Japan have been found. The discovered body parts were heavily damaged, he told a news conference. Since the Air SDF’s T-4 airc…
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday that body parts possibly of a missing crew member of a Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed into Lake Iruka in central Japan have been found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/17/japan/asdf-trainer-jet-crash-body-parts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defenseministry #defense #gennakatani #sdf #airaccidents
The government is set to express grave concern in its upcoming defense white paper over the deepening military cooperation between China and Russia, a draft showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/16/japan/politics/defense-white-paper-concern/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #russia #china #us #donaldtrump #defenseministry #defense
An Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from an ASDF base in Aichi Prefecture on Wednesday, with the fate of those aboard unclear. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/asdf-trainer-jet-crashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #asdf #airaccidents #defense #defenseministry
https://www.europesays.com/2074628/ Putin Claims Russia Is Recruiting Nearly Twice as Many Soldiers as Ukraine #Conflicts #DefenseMinistry #Putin #Russia #RussiaUkraine #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianInvasionOfUkraine #RussoUkrainianWar #Ukraine #UkraineWar
Putin Claims Russia Is Recruiting Nearly Twice as Many Soldiers as Ukraine https://www.byteseu.com/1007605/ #Conflicts #DefenseMinistry #Putin #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #RussiaUkraine #RussianInvasionOfUkraine #RussoUkrainianWar #Ukraine #UkraineWar
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus https://www.byteseu.com/998100/ #China #ChinaJapanRelations #Defense #DefenseMinistry #Japan #PLA #SDF #Senkakus
Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the Senkaku Islands and as Beijing sent government ships to the area for more than 170 straight days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/10/japan/japan-china-senkakus-concerns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #senkakus #chinajapanrelations #defense #pla #china #sdf #defenseministry
Talks between Tokyo and Jakarta on the potential joint development and production of advanced frigates for the Indonesian Navy continue at the highest levels of government, Indonesia's top envoy has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/japan/politics/indonesia-ambassador-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #indonesia #indonesiajapanrelations #defense #sdf #defenseministry
Japan has begun constructing the first four of a planned fleet of 12 next-generation offshore patrol vessels for the Maritime Self-Defense Force as Tokyo looks to step up surveillance and monitoring of its waters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/msdf-new-patrol-vessels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #sdf #defenseministry #msdf
Japan's Defense Ministry said Thursday that the Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets 704 times in response to possible airspace violations in fiscal 2024, up by 35 from the previous year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/japan/asdf-fighter-jets-scramble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #asdf #china #russia #defenseministry #defense #drones
https://www.alojapan.com/1243077/nato-chief-makes-japan-debut-with-focus-on-defense-industry-tie-ups/ NATO chief makes Japan debut with focus on defense industry tie-ups #defense #DefenseMinistry #MarkRutte #nato #NATOJapanRelations #SDF #VisitJapan Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref. – NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte kicked off a two-day trip to Japan on Tuesday with visits to Yokosuka Naval Base and Mitsubishi Electric Kamakura Works in Kanagawa Prefecture — a move that highlights the military alliance’s push to expand its partnership with Tokyo, pa…
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on members of the alliance and its four Indo-Pacific partners to work more closely to outproduce Russia militarily and “outpace” technological rivals such as China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/nato-mark-rutte-ukraine-japan-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nato #markrutte #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #natojapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #gennakatani #china
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte kicked off a two-day trip to Japan with a focus on expanding its partnership with Tokyo, particularly in the field of military-industrial ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/politics/nato-mark-rutte-yokosuka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nato #markrutte #defense #sdf #defenseministry
https://www.europesays.com/1974619/ Russian War Advances Slow to a Third of Rate From November: Analysts #advance #DefenseMinistry #fighting #march #month #Moscow. #November #rate #Russia #SquareMile #third #troop #Ukraine #WarGain #WesternAnalysis
https://www.europesays.com/?p=1972722 Israel Katz unveils document proving Hamas and Iran plans for October 7 – Israel News #DefenseMinistry #Hamas #HamasIran #Iran #IRGC #Israel #IsraelKatz #terrorism #TheOctober7Massacre
