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The Japanese Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency originally planned 50 flights for the demonstrator. However, in November 2017, after a mere 34...
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The Japanese Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency originally planned 50 flights for the demonstrator. However, in November 2017, after a mere 34...
There is a security awakening in Japan, hastened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and China’s more aggressive use of its military around the...
On June 16th, U.S. and Japanese forces carried out a bilateral aviation integration drill over the Sea of Japan. During the joint exercise, American F-35 Lightning II airframes...
When North Korea disclosed its planned satellite launch earlier this month, Japan put its ballistic missile defenses on alert. Tokyo warned that it would take “destructive...
During World War II, Japan, England, Italy and Germany all employed midget submarines to stealthily infiltrate shallow, defended harbors and attack vulnerable capital ships....
Last September, this reporter wrote an article on the unfortunate story of the WWII British battleship HMS Prince of Wales, whose 10 December 1941...
We at 19FortyFive recently shared with you the story of the late WWII-era Nakajima Kikka. The aircraft was Imperial Japan’s first jet fighter, and...
Nakajima B5N, Explained – Last year, I wrote a three-part series for 19FortyFive commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. One of...
In March it was announced that the USS George Washington would be forward-deployed to Japan in 2025, replacing the USS Ronald Reagan. This week,...
There is a surviving Nakajima Kikka airframe on display at the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar of the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.