The introduction of the Type 12 long-range cruise missile will be paramount for the JMSDF. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been contracted to mass-produce long-range cruise missiles for Japan’s ...

As part of this effort, Japan is buying standoff weapons like the U.S.-made AGM-158 JASSM, which can be deployed from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35s and F-15s. Additionally, in Jan.

Japan has completed the testing of the land-based variant of the enhanced Type 12 anti-ship missile, a significant milestone ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan plans to deploy its domestically developed long-range missiles a year earlier than planned, the Defense Ministry announced Friday, as the country steps up efforts to strengthen its ...

Among the targets identified in an ABC News analysis were surface-to-air missile systems and communications antennas.

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The United States and Japan begin two weeks of military exercises on Thursday that will deploy a missile system capable of striking the Chinese mainland, a move Beijing has ...

CAMP ISHIGAKI, Okinawa — The Marine Corps is rehearsing island defense with its two newest missile systems alongside Japanese soldiers on Ishigaki Island, sending “a clear message to any attempt to ...

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has requested a record-high $60 billion for the upcoming fiscal year to prioritize long-range munitions and aerial unmanned systems meant to counter an invasion of the ...