Japan’s Biggest Battleship Was Armed to the Teeth Still, the Yamato was no shrinking violet in the annals of modern naval warfare. Displacing 71,659 tons when fully loaded, its massive size ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' deal to furnish Australia with frigates marks the largest Japanese defense contract since Tokyo ...

Australia this week announced a $6.5 billion deal to buy advanced warships from Japan, a move that can go a long way to ...

Japan has sent two naval ships to a Cambodian naval base which was recently upgraded using Chinese funds, heightening US concerns that it will be used as an outpost for China ’s navy in the Gulf ...

The Philippine Navy has inspected a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Abukuma-class destroyer escort being considered ...

Japanese media and local authorities report a fire aboard the USS New Orleans, a U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock.

The incident comes five years after a devastating blaze consumed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego, injuring more than 60 ...