19 February 2025 US, Japan Conduct Combined Operations SULU SEA – The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) conducted combined operations in the Sulu Sea, Feb. 9-10...
05 February 2025 U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Japan launch First Bilateral Space Effort A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 (QZS-6) successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) in Japan on February 2, 2025...
31 January 2025 Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Japanese Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen Department of Defense Spokesman John Ullyot provided the following readout:...
15 January 2025 U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea forces conduct trilateral flight Fighter aircraft from Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Indo-Pacific, Jan. 15, 2025...
30 December 2024 Government of the United States of America- Government of Japan Guidelines for Extended Deterrence The Alliance faces an increasingly severe strategic and nuclear threat environment. The Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America are committed to reinforcing extended deterrence in order to promote regional stability and deter the outbreak of conflict...