Japan destroyer JS Chokai (DDG-176) is heading to the U.S. for a year-long deployment during which the destroyer will undergo ...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold, with sailors in their summer whites manning the rails, concluded a decade with the ...

The Izumo-Class The Japanese Izumo-class ships are officially classified as helicopter-carrying destroyers, but their si ...

Japan plans to modify one of its destroyers to be Tomahawk cruise missile capable by March 31, 2026, and may conduct operational firing tests the following year in the U.S., Japan’s defense minister ...

The Chokai will remain in the U.S. until mid-September 2026. It is expected to acquire Tomahawk missile launch capability ...

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has revised the hull classification symbols for JMSDF vessels effective October 2024. The ...

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Chokai on Friday left for the United States, where it will test-fire a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.

The Japanese destroyer JS Chokai conducts dummy Tomahawk missile-loading training at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on5, 2025.

Japanese media reported that the incident occurred on July 4 as China conducted live-fire drills. Authorities say it might have been a mistake, but are still questioning the warship's captain. Japan's ...

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani at a naval station in San Fernando City, the Philippines TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its ...

A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

The Royal Australian Navy’s Hobart-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG-41) called at the Japanese Maritime Self ...