The diesel-electric attack submarine Jingei was launched at a ceremony in Kobe City on October 12, 2022. Credit: Kosuke Takahashi Subscribe for ads-free reading Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

Australia's fleet of Improved Mogami-class frigates are being built to accommodate the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), a ...

Key Points and Summary - Japan's new Taigei-class ("Big Whale") submarines are its latest "ninjas of the sea," designed with one mission: countering China's expanding navy. -As the successor to the ...

JS Sogei, the sixth Taigei-class submarine, entered the water in a ceremony held at KHI’s shipyard in Kobe City, Japan, Oct. 14, 2025. Credit: Japan Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency Japan’s ...

Japan's fourth Hibiki-class vessel, Bingo , seen here at its launch ceremony. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the fourth Hibiki-class ocean ...

Why it matters: In the global race for high-performance-computing dominance, Japan has positioned itself as a leader with its plans to build a zeta-class supercomputer. If it manages to achieve this ...

Japan was at one time a pretty formidable imperial power with a massive array of military, air, and naval units dominating the waters and skies around the island nation. It was this robust ...

Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric submarines, named Hakugei. (Japanese MOD photo) MELBOURNE, Australia – Japan has launched the second of a new class of diesel-electric ...

A-150 was the super battleship Japan dreamed of: Even as the Imperial Japanese Navy saw the potential for aircraft carriers in a future war with the United States, there were those who still believed ...