By Vishwam Samkara, Published by yahoo!news, 28 November 2022 Japan’s space agency Jaxa has announced it successfully used steam to propel its spacecraft that was launched as one of the payloads aboard Nasa’s Orion spacecraft. “This is the world’s first successful orbit control beyond low Earth orbit using a water-fuel
JS Maya (DDG-179) fires an SM-3 BlockIIA on Nov. 16, 2022. JMSDF Photo By Dzirhan Mahadzir, Published by USNI News, 21 November 2022 Two Japanese Maya-class destroyers successfully test-fired SM-3 interceptors against ballistic missile targets off Hawaii last week, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced on Monday. The tests
Japan’s Type 03 surface-to-air missile. Photo: Military Wiki By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 9 November 2022 Surface-to-air missile upgrade aims to expand Japan’s deterrent options against China, North Korea and Russia’s hypersonic threats Japan aims to develop a hypersonic missile interceptor by remodeling its surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to
By Park Si-soo, Published by SpaceNews, 12 October 2022 SEOUL, South Korea — A Japanese Epsilon small launch vehicle failed to reach orbit during an Oct. 11 launch, resulting in the loss of all eight smallsats on board. The rocket lifted off on schedule at 8:50 p.m. Eastern from Japan’s
By Yoshihiro Inaba, Published by Naval News, 12 September 2022 Here are the latest details on the Aegis system-equipped vessels (ASEVs), Japan's future ballistic missile defense (BMD) ships. On August 31, 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) released its budget request for FY2023, which included a line item on Aegis
By Mike Yeo, Published by Yahoo!, 18 April 2022 MELBOURNE, Australia — A satellite photo has revealed that China has built a new long-range, early-warning radar that can be used to detect ballistic missiles from thousands of miles away, likely giving it coverage of all of Japan. The image, taken
By Park Si-soo, Published by SpaceNews, 15 November 2021 SEOUL, South Korea — Japan will launch a second space defense unit at an airbase in the country’s west within the next 18 months to monitor electromagnetic wave threats to its satellites. Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced the plan of establishing
By Seth Robson, Published by Stars and Stripes, 16 July 2021 The Army is showing off its ability to quickly move defensive and offensive missiles around the Pacific amid threats to U.S. bases in Japan. The latest demonstration involves the deployment of Patriot missile defense launchers to Australia for the
