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Any possibility to see a drawing of this marvel? ;D

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly64g5y744o

ORIGINAL CAPTION: The defense ministry revealed plans to establish the overall coastal defense system called “SHIELD,” utilizing unmanned aircraft in the air, sea, and underwater, by fiscal 2027. The name stands for “Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense.”...

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15927291 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/photo/61261908

When I saw that news about tsunami warnings for the US & Japan etc on my phone I thought it was fake news until I saw it being reported on proper news channels that’s an incredibly powerful quake at 8.8!!! According to the BBC it’s one of the biggest in modern history...

Been a while everybody, hope all is well I have had the following photo for some time in my archive. It was and still is a oddity, as to this day I cannot find a solid explanation for what it is. That is to say, I might have a theory now, if you all would allow me. To my knowledge, the photo...

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/hulk-hogan-dead-wwe-wrestler-actor-1236469089/ https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyqq7z2z2wt https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzyr4d2rzo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k7kry6pd6o https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cq6m696lgr8o Rest In Peace. :(

https://www.tamiya.com/english/pressrelease/20250722/index.html

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15904336

We’ll start with this story. Big step up. https://www.newsweek.com/japan-military-shootdown-authorization-china-drone-airspace-intrusion-2095346

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20250330-246049/

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/02/bmt-and-jmu-awarded-landing-craft-contract-by-japans-atla/ Not sure if this planned new class will be operated by the recently established Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Maritime Transport Group triservice unit or by the JMSDF. This article from...

Sunday, October 27, 2024 marked the 70th Anniversary of the theatrical premiere of Gojira or Godzilla in Nagoya, Japan on October 27, 1954.

Has anyone by any chance come across photos of this project, intended for mountain warfare units? Initially known as the Type 56 Trial Special Transport Vehicle, the first two prototypes, the RZ-1 and the SZ-2, were wheeled and tracked respectively, with four more wheeled prototypes being...

The USN acquired 142 Lockheed EC121s in the early 50s to mount long-range early warning barrier patrols in the Atlantic and Pacific. The main strength was 5 sqns for each ocean with various cats and dogs supporting units. The barrier patrol lasted until 1965 and afterwards the USN transferred 30...

Hi all, I've seen a couple passing mentions of a supposed JMSDF destroyer design from the direct postwar period. This design, called "UD-2", was apparently a 3100t design with 3x2 10cm/65 and 2x5 533mm torpedo launchers. The primary documentation about this design is meant to be at the Yamato...

While looking for a new armor model kit I found a NBC variant of the JGSDF Type 82 command vehicle that had what the box termed as a "anti-neutron shield". Curious, I then found other images from the early 2000s of it on the vehicle. I'm curious if anyone has any further information on the how's...

Interesting documents : https://maritime.org/doc/id/oni220-german-japan-subs/index.php#toc

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/our-first-look-at-japans-new-xluuv-submarine-drone/

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240327/k10014404261000.html https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Aerospace-Defense-Industries/Japan-to-take-another-shot-at-a-homegrown-airliner-eyeing-hydrogen Just one year after the official end to the failure that was MRJ, Japan is trying to start another...