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Japan Receives 3 F-35B Lighting II Fighters, 1 Faces Delays
Japan received its first three F-35B Lightning II fighters Thursday, with a fourth being delayed due to maintenance and ...
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First F-35Bs delivered to Japan
Three of the short take-off and vertical landing stealth fighters were ferried to Nyutabaru Air Base in Japan's southern ...
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Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations
The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined ...
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Russia, China Simulate Attack on Enemy Submarine in Sea of Japan Drills
The Russian Navy and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) simulated attacks on an adversarial submarine and an amphibious ...
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The Japanese Navy’s F-35s Are Flexing Their Wings in the Indo-Pacific
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will conduct joint exercises with the Royal Navy. Last week, the Royal Navy flagship aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales departed Darwin, Australia, ...
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With F-35s on the horizon, Air Force base in Japan activates new munitions squadron
The stealth fighters’ deployment to Misawa is part of a sweeping U.S. force realignment in Japan, which also includes the ...
‘We came that close’: RI vet recalls kamikaze attack and Japan's historic surrender
Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the ...
The Atomic Age began 80 years ago when the U.S. dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II and ushering in the Atomic Age.
The Izumo-Class Destroyer: What You Should Know About Japan's First Post-War Aircraft Carrier
Technically classified as an Izumo-class "helicopter destroyer," Japan's new aircraft carrier is its first since WWII. Here's ...