Two Japanese soldiers died this week of lightning strikes during training in western Japan, a spokesman said Thursday. Sgt. Kento Tanitsu, 25, and Sgt. Ayu Kubota, 21, of the Western Army Tank Unit, ...

While Japan's defence minister has condemned the protests, a governor says the US military presence places a huge burden on Okinawa Protests that disrupted a major Japan-US military exercise in ...

No injuries or damage were reported after a U.S. service member’s helmet fell from a helicopter during training flight near Naval Air Facility Atsugi.

A U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, Carrier Air Wing 5, conducts field carrier landing practice at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025.

TOKYO — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said ...

YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. — Since 1994, the U.S. Army and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force have annually conducted Rising Thunder, an exercise that strengthens the interoperability and ...

Textron Inc. TXT recently revealed that it has secured its first contract to supply the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated ...

Beijing disputed the accusation, the latest flare-up in a festering dispute between the two countries. By Javier C. Hernández Reporting from Tokyo Japan on Sunday accused China of training military ...

Wichita-based Textron Aviation Defense has secured its first contract to deliver Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II pilot training ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wa. — The 7th Infantry Division and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) recently conducted joint training at Yakima Training Center (YTC) in Yakima, Washington, as ...