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Japan Coast Guard Launches Newest SHUNKO-class Patrol Ship

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Global Combat Air Program Makes Waves

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Burma Builds Largest Ever Indigenous Warship

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What`s New

Yumihari_1

Japan Coast Guard Launches Newest SHUNKO-class Patrol Ship

Japan’s SHUNKO-class offshore patrol ships are coast guard vessels designed for protection of the country’s territory and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In particular, these ...
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Global Combat Air Program Makes Waves

The Japanese F-X fighter program (also known as the F-3) began as a Japanese-led program to replace the country's F-2s (scheduled for retirement in 2035). The program was ...
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Burma Builds Largest Ever Indigenous Warship

The Burmese armed forces finished off last year with the launch of their largest-ever indigenously built warship, the KING THALUN. Beginning in March 2017, the 3, 858-ton ...

Reports

Indian Navy’s Triple Commissioning Signals Ambitious Future

Tom Freebairn
27 January 2025