The United States, Japan and the Philippines have staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South ...
The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base and retired quietly on Mar. 10, 2025, after 37 years of service. The U-36A, one of the JMSDF ...
According to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), two of its helicopters, each carrying four crew members on board, are believed to have crashed during a training exercise in the Pacific ...
Two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sikorsky SH-60K Seahawk helicopters crashed during a nighttime training mission, with one dead and seven missing. Initial reports are that the ...
It is also equipped with unmanned underwater vehicles for mine countermeasures and one Seahawk helicopter. In a statement, the Noshiro’s captain, Commander Hori Tetsunobu, described the Philippines as ...