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 ...

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 ...

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

Members of the GSDF's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and US Marines came ashore from reconnaissance boats, followed by GSDF amphibious craft and Japanese and US landing crafts. At a joint ...

Japan time. The Tokyo-based company, ispace, says it has not been able to communicate with the craft since its scheduled landing time. "Of course, it may not have been able to land, but analysis ...

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 ...

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 ...