BMT and Japan Marine United have secured a contract to design and construct a new class of high speed landing craft for the Japan Self Defense Force. This project contract, from Japan's ...

Awarded by the ministry's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency, the contract announced Thursday by BMT is for three highly maneuverable landing craft ... supplies to Japan’s island ...

On March 24, the Japanese MoD established a new Self-Defense Forces Maritime Transport Group at the JMSDF Kure Base.

BMT and Japan Marine United have been awarded a contract by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency to design and build the next-generation High-Speed Landing Craft for the Japan Self ...

followed by a Japanese air-cushioned landing craft in the third wave. Two Marine AH-1Z Viper helicopters circled overhead, providing reconnaissance and firepower, said III Marine Expeditionary ...

Japan landed its Moon Sniper probe on the moon, becoming the fifth country to safely land a spacecraft on the lunar surface. However, a power problem with this craft's solar panel could limit its ...

Japanese company iSpace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing failed after it lost contact with its lander. The craft was expected to release an exploratory rover and a robot on ...

Japanese startup ... its uncrewed craft landed at the wrong angle, it was still able to complete tests and send photos. The US company is now aiming for another moon landing of its Athena probe ...

Japanese startup ispace inc's failed Hakuto-R moon landing mission last month was ... ispace lost contact with the craft. Shares in ispace surged as high as 2,373 yen, more than 9 times their ...

Japan’s space agency on Monday postponed ... to recognize where it is flying during the landing phase, JAXA says. That allows the craft to match real-time images from its camera with existing ...