The joint exercises would be conducted under a scenario of Japan exercising the right to collective self-defense and the Self-Defense Forces counterattacking a military assault against Australian ...

Modern ships will help Australia protect its waters and support allied missions. Japan has been increasing its defense efforts in recent years. It has reinterpreted its post-World War II ...

Tokyo is stepping up its campaign to win a lucrative Australian naval contract by pledging to give "priority" to warship exports over its own navy. Japan's defence chief says if his country's ...

The meeting, bringing together representatives of the four largest militaries in the Indo-Pacific, was a clear signal that ...