The UK and Japan have agreed to commence formal negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to deepen the defence relationship between the two countries. This Agreement, when concluded, will help enable the two countries and their militaries to work together to address global security challenges and counter shared threats. Importantly, it ...
During a two-day visit to Japan, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace met with Japan’s Prime Minister Suga and Defence Minister Kishi and reaffirmed the UK and Japan’s shared values and close partnership in defence and security ahead of the visit of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group to Japan ...
The largest concentration of maritime and air power to the UK in a generation will set sail next month, visiting more than 40 countries. The UK Carrier Strike Group’s globe-spanning maiden deployment will feature visits to India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. Mr Wallace set ...
Northrop Grumman recently successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk from Palmdale, California. With an unmatched combination of range, endurance, and payload capability, Global Hawk is the only platform that provides greater data collection flexibility than space or medium-altitude assets. Global Hawk is the only high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air ...