US - Japan: US Ready to Sell 42 F-35 & 63 F-35A to Japan’s at Estimated $23B
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday approved a planned purchase by Japan of 105 F-35 joint strike fighters , moving the country one step closer to becoming the biggest foreign customer of the Lockheed Martin-produced jet. The approved package includes 63 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing aircraft and 42 F-35 short takeoff and landing variants, essentially green-lighting the procurement plans spelled out by Japan in 2018. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale, which is worth about $23 billi…
Pakistan's Nuclear capable Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a DUD
According to Japan Times, Pakistan's Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a complete failure owing to faulty guidance system. According to Japan Times, Pakistan's Hatf-V or Ghauri missile is a complete failure owing to faulty guidance system. According to the newspaper, a retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf's 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deplo…
India, Japan look to bolster defence ties
Japan and India have broken new ground by discussing the contours of a defence relationship, which will include joint development and production of defence equipment. Japan and India have broken new ground by discussing the contours of a defence relationship, which will include joint development and production of defence equipment. The two sides, during meetings here this week, attempted to take forward the initiative taken during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Tokyo visit in May this year, when Japan bent its strict rules prohibiti…
China's border row with India has misfired, India Japan closer
China's three-week border stand-off during April in Ladakh, in Indian-administered Kashmir, had misfired and Beijing's move galvanised Indian leaders into finally sealing an historic security deal with Japan. China's three-week border stand-off during April in Ladakh, in Indian-administered Kashmir, had misfired and Beijing's move galvanised Indian leaders into finally sealing an historic security deal with Japan. The dispute strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours, but both sides pulled troops back ahead…
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