Japan launches Joint Operations Command to unify three Self-Defense Force branches
Japan launched its new Joint Operations Command on Monday to better integrate all three branches of its Self-Defense Forces.
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Japan Stands Up New Joint Operations Command Planned to Work with Local U.S. Forces
The commander of the JJOC is Lt. Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) with currently 240 personnel assigned to the JJOC, which is based at the Defense Ministry in ...
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Japan develops new missiles designed to repel an invasion
The long-range missiles could target vulnerable parts of ships and traverse Japan’s mountainous terrains to hit land-based ...
Japan Pushes for Advanced Missile Designs Under $216M Deal with Mitsubishi to Defend Against Invasions
This deal is part of Japan’s larger ¥939 billion ($6.3 billion) missile expansion, which includes Tomahawk cruise missiles, Type 12 upgrades, and F-35A Joint Strike Missile integration. The country is ...
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USFJ creating a central Tokyo office to close distance with Japanese commands
Hana Kusumoto is a reporter/translator who has been covering local authorities in Japan since 2002. She was born in Nagoya, ...
Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in the face of Chinese aggression
U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in ...
Tokyo activates new joint-operations command to improve country’s armed forces teamwork
Japan launched a new joint command structure for the country’s armed forces Monday that is designed to address decades of ...