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Tokyo Prepares to Shoot Down NKorea Satellite if it Falls on Japan

Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Saturday ordered the country's military to prepare to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite should it fall within Japan's territory. Hamada ordered the Self-Defense Forces to make necessary preparations as he could potentially "order the destruction of ballistic missiles", the Defense Ministry said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Army Gets 200 New 'Strategic' Drones

Iran's defense ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems, state media reported on Thursday. In a ceremony broadcast on television, Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani handed over "more than 200 long-range strategic drones" to army chief Abdolrahim Mousavi, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ASDF fighter jets scrambled 778 times in fiscal 2022

Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets scrambled 778 times in fiscal 2022 against foreign military aircraft and objects that could have violated Japan's airspace, according to the Defense Ministry. This is 226 fewer scrambles than in the previous fiscal year.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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China says conducted mid-course missile interception test

China says it carried out a successful ground-based mid-course missile interception test

The Independent UK

Lost helicopter in Nansei island chain rattles govt, SDF officials

Amid efforts to drastically boost defense capabilities in the Nansei island chain, the disappearance Thursday of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter has rattled officials of the Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russia to STOP telling US about missile tests as Putin shows off nuclear strength

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow has halted all information exchanges with Washington

Daily Mirror

Russia Stops Sharing Missile Test Info with US, Opens Drills

A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the US about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia launches drills of its nuclear missile forces

The Russian military is conducting drills of its strategic missile forces in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine

The Independent UK

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles / Land outside of Japan's EEZ

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles northeastward from its west coast early Monday morning, the Defense Ministry said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Russia to award pilots involved in US drone incident

Russia's Defense Ministry says fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards

The Independent UK

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