Tag: MSDF

  • Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March

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    MSDF part of convoy escort programme. Japan escorts 13 ships off Somalia in March Hisane Masaki The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted 13 commercial ships in the Gulf of […]

  • China and Japan hold first security talks in four years

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    Territorial disputes on the agenda. China and Japan hold first security talks in four years China and Japan are holding their first high-level security talks in four years, following recent […]

  • Japan escorts 3,522 ships through Gulf

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    MSDF convoy escorts preventing pirate attacks. Japan escorts 3,522 ships through Gulf of Aden pirate waters Hisane Masaki The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted a total of 3,522 commercialships in […]

  • Japan and India’s Warming Defense Ties

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    A response to China’s push into the Indian Ocean. Japan and India’s Warming Defense Ties From defense sales to joint exercises, Tokyo and New Delhi are expanding the scope of […]

  • Anti-terror missions for Japan’s MSDF?

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    Possible re-tasking to confront terror threats. Anti-terror missions could be on horizon for MSDF’s Djibouti detachment DJIBOUTI – A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) P-3C Orion surveillance aircraft takes off […]

  • EU, Japan Boost Anti-Piracy Cooperation

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    Japanese MSDF and EU NAVFOR working together. EU, Japan Boost Anti-Piracy Cooperation Japan and the European Union are strengthening anti-piracy cooperation in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia to reduce […]

  • Russia, Japan to hold naval drill

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    Russia, Japan to Hold Joint Naval Drills Next Week Russia and Japan will hold joint naval exercises near Vladivostok, the newly-appointed head of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, Tomohisa Takei, said […]

  • MSDF/NATO drills planned

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    Counter-piracy mission plans exercises. MSDF planning joint drill with NATO forces The head of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force says he is trying to arrange the first joint exercise between MSDF […]

  • Abe fosters regional security ties

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    Sri Lanka to receive new patrol boats from Japan.  Abe fosters regional security ties Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday in Colombo that Japan […]

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