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Japan Receives 3 F-35B Lighting II Fighters, 1 Faces Delays
Japan received its first three F-35B Lightning II fighters Thursday, with a fourth being delayed due to maintenance and ...
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With F-35s on the horizon, Air Force base in Japan activates new munitions squadron
The stealth fighters’ deployment to Misawa is part of a sweeping U.S. force realignment in Japan, which also includes the ...
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2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean - NPR
Two Japanese navy helicopters of the same type crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during a nighttime training flight after possibly colliding with each other, the country's defense ...
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Russia, China Simulate Attack on Enemy Submarine in Sea of Japan Drills
The Russian Navy and People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) simulated attacks on an adversarial submarine and an amphibious ...
‘We came that close’: RI vet recalls kamikaze attack and Japan's historic surrender
Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the ...
WWII Japanese Navy destroyer found 83 years after it sank
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 Izumo-Class Destroyer: What You Should Know About Japan's First Post-War Aircraft Carrier
Technically classified as an Izumo-class "helicopter destroyer," Japan's new aircraft carrier is its first since WWII. Here's ...
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The Haunting Legacy of Japan’s I-19 Submarine
A single torpedo salvo from I-19, often called one of the most damaging in submarine warfare history, singlehandedly crippled an entire carrier task force.