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In 1998, Congressman David Obey introduced a single-page amendment that quietly prevented America’s most advanced stealth fighter—the F-22 Raptor—from ever being exported abroad. Japan...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Misawa Air Base in northern Japan is about to get a serious upgrade. The Pentagon is replacing the 36 F-16 Fighting Falcons currently flying...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-15J is a variant of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle licensed to Japan. Though most of the fighters were identical to the base...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, a defense expert and former US Army Infantry officer, recounts the legendary “time-travel” flight of SR-71...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Forty-eight new F-35A Lightning II fighters slated for Japan would deepen U.S. fifth-generation airpower on China’s doorstep and tighten the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Taigei-class “Big Whale” submarines are portrayed as a generational step beyond the Soryu-class—heavier, quieter, and built around years of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in the February 2026 elections has granted her a powerful two-thirds majority, cementing a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Sōryū-class submarines are the backbone of the JMSDF’s undersea force and some of the most capable non-nuclear subs...
North Korea Talk
Key Points and Summary – China’s new disarmament and arms-control white paper pointedly omits any commitment to North Korean denuclearization, confirming what Beijing’s behavior...