JAPAN DEFENSE BUILDUP
Japan's military buildup and counterstrike capability, including new long-range missiles and island-defense exercises.
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China and Russia bombers over the Pacific: a passing drill or a deterrence message?
AL JAZEERA ARABICقاذفات الصين وروسيا فوق الهادئ.. مناورة عابرة أم رسالة ردع؟
Jun 29, 2026, 11:42 AM
Chinese-Russian joint air and naval drills around Japan have become a coordinated deterrence routine, putting pressure on Japan and its allies. Al Jazeera notes the exercises also expose a US gap in ship repair capacity against China's naval industrial superiority.
Ground Self-Defense Force drill: 'high-speed glide bomb' launcher shown publicly for the first time
NHK WORLD陸自大規模演習「高速滑空弾」発射機 配備開始以来初めて公開
Jun 7, 2026, 01:51 PM
The Ground Self-Defense Force held a large-scale live-fire exercise simulating the defense of remote islands at a range in Shizuoka. The launcher for the long-range 'Type 25 high-speed glide bomb' missile, also intended as a 'counterstrike capability', was shown publicly for the first time since deployment began.