Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base to beef up southwestern defense

Japan starts deploying Ospreys at new base to beef up southwest defense

The Japanese army on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in southwestern Japan, in the country’s latest move to strengthen its defense as…

U.S. returned hard-won islands to Japan to strengthen ties

Since World War II, the United States has given back Iwo Jima, Okinawa and numerous other islands to help forge a vital international alliance in the Pacific.

Japan moves Ospreys to new southern base as island defense strategy expands

Japan's 2025 Defense White Paper – Hoping for a Surprise

Japan’s 2025 Defense White Paper will soon be formally approved by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba‘s Cabinet. It’s not quite fair to say that if you’ve seen one White Paper, you’ve seen them all. But one can pretty much anticipate what’s coming – while hoping for something noteworthy. The White Papers accurately describe the military/political threats to Japan. And for some years now, the White Papers have explicitly declared the People’s Republic…

Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base to beef up ...

GSDF begins Osprey deployment to new camp in southwestern Japan

The deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture to the new camp in Saga is scheduled to be completed by mid-August.