DefenceTalkSatellite imagery analysis suggests North Korea may be preparing a long-range ballistic missile launch, Japan’s Kyodo News reported Thursday, January 28, citing a Japanese government source. Imagery collected over the past several days suggested the launch from the western Dongchang-ri site could come in about a week, Kyodo said. While the report did not provide […]https://www.defencetalk.com/images-suggest-north-korea-may-be-preparing-missile-launch-66593/

DefenceTalkHydrogen bombs, which North Korea said Wednesday it tested for the first time, have a destructive power to dwarf even the nuclear weapons dropped on Japan in 1945. If confirmed that North Korea did indeed carry out a successful test of a miniature version of such a device, this would put the impoverished hermit state […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-mini-h-bomb-a-bigger-bang-66294/

DefenceTalkNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has received a U.S. Navy contract modification for non-recurring engineering and recurring support to configure the first Japanese E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. The E-2D is an all-weather, airborne early warning (AEW), command and control aircraft that will meet the Japanese Defense Ministry’s requirements for a future airborne early warning platform, according to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-produce-first-japanese-e-2d-advanced-hawkeye-66288/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Wednesday it had carried out a “successful” hydrogen bomb test, a claim that — if true — massively raises the stakes over the hermit state’s banned nuclear program. International condemnation was swift with neighbors South Korea and Japan decrying a gross violation of UN Security Council resolutions, while the White House said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-conducted-successful-h-bomb-test-66280/

DefenceTalkJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday promised he will keep his nation out of war following the introduction of contentious new security legislation, a day after China announced it is building its second aircraft carrier. In September parliament in the officially pacifist nation passed security bills opening the door for Japanese troops to engage […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pm-abe-pledges-to-keep-japan-out-of-war-66223/

DefenceTalkJapan is likely to deploy 500 ground troops of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) equipped with advanced surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles on islands in the western extremities of Okinawa Prefecture, a short distance (170 kilometers) from the uninhabited Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands, which China also claims. The country’s deputy defense minister, Kenji Wakamiya, met on November […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-troops-missiles-near-disputed-islands-65959/

DefenceTalkJapan’s defense minister urged Australia Sunday to award a huge submarine contract to his country, saying such a deal would help bolster regional security. Australia has put out to tender a project worth up to Aus $50 billion (US $36 billion) to replace its current diesel and electric-powered Collins Class submarines. France and Germany are […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-links-australian-submarine-bid-to-regional-security-65892/

DefenceTalkTOKYO, Japan: Japan said Friday, November 13, it was monitoring waters near islands disputed with China in the East China Sea after it spotted a naval intelligence ship from the country operating in a new area for the first time. Japan’s Defense Ministry said late Thursday a P-3C patrol aircraft observed the Dongdiao-class intelligence vessel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-spots-chinese-spy-ship-in-new-area-near-disputed-isles-65835/

DefenceTalkThe market for military drones is expected to almost double by 2024 to beyond $10 billion (8.9 billion euros), according to a report published Friday by specialist defence publication IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review. “The global defence and security market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will expand at 5.5 percent per year over this decade, from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/drone-market-to-hit-10-billion-by-2024-experts-65547/

DefenceTalkYAKIMA TRAINING CENTER: Waiting. Soldiers scan the expansive, arid range, ready to fire, waiting for two magic words – “fire mission!” Until then, they wait, preparing their equipment and thinking about the task at hand. They stand ready to bombard the range with accurate 120-millimeter mortar strikes at targets 6,000 meters away. Soldiers, from 4th […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mortar-training-prepares-soldiers-for-exercise-rising-thunder-65492/