The deal between Australia and Japan is historic in one notable respect: it marks the first time that Tokyo has exported warships since the end of World War II.

The two governments announced Tuesday that Japan and Australia will jointly develop new warships. This is expected to invigorate Japan’s defence industry.

Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, past disappointments have been turned on their head ...

Australia’s Department of Defense announced this week that, after a close race, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) had emerged ...

The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the Albanese government has finally decided to buy a modern warship.

Australia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian ...

It will be Japan’s second time to export fully assembled defense hardware, after it provided an air defense radar system to the Philippines.

Japan clinched a landmark A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) deal on Tuesday to build warships for Australia, marking Tokyo's most ...

SYDNEY – Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday. Billed ...

Rocket Lab launched a synthetic aperture radar satellite dubbed QPS-SAR-12 for the Japanese company IQS on Tuesday morning, ...

The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announced Tuesday that the Australian government has chosen it to build a new fleet of ...