On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and beginning live trials at sea. The system, rated at 100-kilowatt power, is ...

The U.S. and Japan have pledged to further expand joint training across Japan’s southwest region, including the first island ...

One of the Japanese navy’s in-service Mogami-class frigates. Australia is procuring a larger, upgraded version. (Gordon Arthur) Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, ...

Crewmembers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Shimakaze guided missile destroyer hold a U.S. flag toward the U.S. Navy's USNS Harvey Milk oiler during an exercise in the Virginia Capes’ ...

Japan's Ministry of Defense is upset with the Chinese navy frigate that locked onto a Japanese navy ship with radar usually used to target and shoot missiles. No shots were fired, but this passive ...

The Tomahawk missiles will give Japan a powerful weapon with which to deter China. Yet the broader issue of the missiles’ short supply, and low replenishment rates, remains unsolved. A fundamental, ...

TOKYO, Japan -- Seven Navy sailors are missing and one was injured after a U.S. destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country's coast guard ...

WASHINGTON — A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries. The fire on the amphibious transport dock ship has been ...