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US forces are going to help Japan get its destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier ready to fly F-35 stealth fighters
The operational tests for F-35B stealth fighters comes after Japan recently finished modification w…
Chris Panella
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The West is trying to starve the wrong part of Russia's war machine, defense experts say
Russia is amassing artillery faster than Ukraine can knock it out. The West could help by targeting…
Michael Peck
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Palmer Luckey's buzzy defense firm Anduril is expanding into the space business
Billionaire defense tech founder, Palmer Luckey, is eyeing up the space market as Anduril announces…
Polly Thompson
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More US and European defense companies are setting up operations in Ukraine as the war rages on
Two more Western defense companies have announced moves to set up operations in Ukraine, adding to …
Sinéad Baker
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US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say
US officials have long identified the need for more integrated air defenses in the Pacific to stop …
Chris Panella
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Japan's new prime minister could try to shake up the country's military pact with the US
Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, wants the have a more equal partnership with the US. He …
Hannah Abraham,Thibault Spirl…
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A US F-35 stealth fighter just landed on a destroyer Japan turned into an aircraft carrier for the first time off the California coast
Photos show a US F-35B operating on Japan's newly converted destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier off t…
Chris Panella
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A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Tokyo's defense ministry said the Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace repeatedly on Mo…
Chris Panella
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Japan's latest strategy review names the growing threats it faces
The Japanese government's white paper identifies the threats it faces and reiterates the need for h…
Michael Peck
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A Chinese military spy plane violated Japan's airspace for the first time, Tokyo says
Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to the incursion, warning China against the reoccurrence o…
Chris Panella
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US forces shot down over 75 Iranian missiles and drones in its biggest air-defense battle of the Middle East crisis
US warships and aircraft destroyed dozens of the Iranian munitions that were fired at Israel, an Am…
Jake Epstein
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Japan accuses China of sailing into its waters just days after a Chinese spy plane violated Japanese airspace
The incident comes just days after Tokyo accused Beijing of flying a military spy plane in Japanese…
Chris Panella
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The US Air Force is testing a self-flying F-16 fighter jet — and is sending its boss up as a passenger
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has volunteered to be a passenger in a self-flying F-16 to see ho…
Mikhaila Friel
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Photos show a US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber flying with Japanese F-35s for the first time
The operation focused on integrating the stealth bomber with US allies and partners over the Indo-P…
Chris Panella
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A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden may be training Taiwanese forces to defeat a possible Chinese invasion, experts say
Navy SEAL Team 6 may be training Taiwanese forces for reconnaissance and missions to repel a Chines…
Thibault Spirlet
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The US is upgrading its fighter fleets in Japan, boosting its Pacific airpower with the newest jets
The Pentagon announced the fighter jet overhaul on Wednesday, which includes transferring dozens of…
Chris Panella
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Until now.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Exclusive documents re…
Lila Hassan
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A US Air Force Osprey crashed near Japan with 8 on board, the latest in a string of fatal accidents
The Osprey is designed to fly like a plane or helicopter, but has been involved in a series of cras…
Tom Porter
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Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan
Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain i…
Matthew Loh
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Japan is converting its 2 biggest warships into aircraft carriers, and US Marines are helping it train to use them
This month, US Marine Corps F-35Bs became the first fixed-wing aircraft to operate on a Japanese ai…