Tag: MSDF

  • Japan, US plan joint drills

    Message for China and North Korea. Japan, US plan joint drills in East China Sea Walter Sim Japanese and American navies are planning joint drills when United States warships arrive […]

  • Japan, Indonesia cooperate on marsec

    Australia considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the South China Sea. Japan, Indonesia to cooperate on maritime security TOKYO – Japan and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to cooperate on maritime security […]

  • MSDF continues Somali patrols

    MSDF sign up for another year. Japan extends by one year MSDF anti-piracy mission off Somalia The Japanese government decided on Friday to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (MSDF) anti-piracy […]

  • Malabar kicks off

    Multi nation exercise begins. US, Indian, Japanese Maritime Forces to Participate in Malabar 2016 By Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 Public Affairs SASEBO, Japan (NNS) — Naval ships, aircraft and […]

  • Malabar set for June

    Japan is set to conduct naval exercises with the US and India in June in the East China Sea. Japan to conduct naval drills with US, India The joint naval […]

  • MSDF head into S. China Sea

    The ostensible reason behind the move is training with Indonesian navy, but move likely to irritate China. For first time, Japan will send Ise destroyer into the South China Sea […]

  • S. Korea, Japan collaborate

    Closer collaboration between navies. S. Korea, Japan’s Navy chiefs to discuss military collaboration next week The naval chiefs of South Korea and Japan will hold talks next week on ways […]

  • Japan and the S China Sea

    Boosting Tokyo’s presence is key to regional security. Why the South China Sea Needs Japan’s Navy Takuya Shimodaira Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, the Japan Maritime […]

  • Exercise Iron Fist 2016

    Exercise will see troops train on land and sea. Exercise Iron Fist 2016 Story by Cpl. Garrett White CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For more than 55 years, the United States […]

  • Japan will guard disputed islands

    Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force will now respond when Chinese vessels enter the Senkakus’ territorial waters. Japan’s MSDF Will Help Guard Disputed Islands From Chinese Warships By Mina Pollmann On Tuesday, […]