Russian Military Plane Breaches Japan’s Airspace - The New ...
WEB11 hours ago · Sept. 23, 2024, 10:13 a.m. ET. A Russian military patrol plane breached Japanese airspace off the country’s northwestern coast three times on Monday, prompting Japan’s military to dispatch a ...
Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to ...
WEB11 hours ago · TOKYO (AP) — Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, for up to a minute in three instances, during ...
Japan fighters fire flares after Russian military plane ...
WEB13 hours ago · Sep 23, 2024. Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after a Russian surveillance plane entered Japanese airspace three times, the Defense Ministry said, with Air Self-Defense Force fighters ...
U.S. and Japan Strengthen Military Ties - The New York Times
WEBJul 28, 2024 · The top diplomatic and defense officials from the United States and Japan announced on Sunday that their nations would take concrete steps to bolster their military alliance because of the...
Japan approves long-range weapons to counter growing ... - CNN
WEBDec 16, 2022 · Japan on Friday unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country’s biggest military buildup since World War II, doubling defense spending and veering from its pacifist...
Japan Cabinet OKs record military budget to speed up strike ...
WEBDec 23, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a hefty 16% increase in military spending next year and eased its postwar ban on lethal weapons exports, underscoring a shift away from the country’s self-defense-only principle.
Japan lifts a longtime restriction to allow a major defense ...
WEBDec 16, 2022 · TOKYO — Japan has made a significant policy change to allow it to get the ability to strike other nations, a move widely seen as a major step toward rearming the nation more than seven decades...
Japan unveils defense budget, seeking hypersonics, frigates ...
WEBAug 31, 2023 · MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan’s Defense Ministry has requested another record defense budget, with the agenda featuring naval vessels, F-35 fighter jets, hypersonic weapons development and...
Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World ...
WEBTOKYO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for...
Japan Defense White Paper Affirms Stronger Military Strategy ...
WEBJul 28, 2023 · In a defense white paper, Tokyo presents its case for engagement with allies to respond to threats posed by China and by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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