Australia and Japan are set to sign a treaty to beef up defense and security cooperation at a virtual summit, in the latest move to strengthen ties amid China’s rising military power and economic clout in the Indo-Pacific region. https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/01/05/Australia-Japan-to-sign-defense-security-cooperation-treaty | Al Arabiya English

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Security Cooperation Engagement Program (CSCEP) recently concluded a 5-year Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) preparedness and response training program with Panamanian response units. The training and equipment that DTRA delivered has guided Panama’s development of CBRN response tactics, techniques and procedures necessary to stay ahead of the emerging risks and threats and aligns to

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The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $100.2 million Foreign Military Sale to Japan to sustain and upgrade the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Aegis-equipped destroyers, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency notice dated December 16, 2025. While the package does not include new ships or missiles, it focuses on combat system trials, Aegis software updates, systems integration, and engineering support, with Lockheed Martin named as the principal contractor. The suppor