WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin announced today it delivered the first shipset of four SPY-7 (V)1 radar antennas — which will be equipped on Japan’s future Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) — to ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT recently delivered the first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (“ASEV”) shipset, containing four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas, to the Japan Ministry of Defense (“JMOD”). The JMOD ...

Both the U.S. and Japan have developed and deployed missile defense networks to protect against emerging threats.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), successfully delivered the first Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset comprised of four ...

On July 2, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) reached a significant milestone with the naming and launch of ...

Japan's prototype ship-mounted railgun marks a bold step toward fast, affordable missile defense as it works to fill crucial ...

Japan's Aegis and SM-6 equipped ASEVs Presently, the JMSDF operates a total of eight Aegis-equipped destroyers. These include four Kongo-class destroyers, commissioned in the 1990s and upgraded ...

Japan’s Aegis and SM-6 equipped ASEVs Presently, the JMSDF operates a total of eight Aegis-equipped destroyers.

With Tokyo awarding contracts to build two new Aegis System Equipped Vessels, Lockheed Martin believes there are still details to be ironed out about the new SPY-7 Aegis destroyer.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) formally inked contracts for the production of two new-build naval destroyers being equipped with the AEGIS air warfare battle management system. The new vessels – ...