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Major Western Defense Companies to Relocate Main Asian Opera…

Major Western defense companies are beginning to shift the center of their Asian operations to Japan. The major defense companies are shifting their focus to Japan because they see Japan as the most important position in the Asian defense market. Japan is strengthening its defense capabilities based on the deteriorating security environment in East Asia. The Self-Defense Forces are refurbishing an…

09/14/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japanese Government to Allow Export of Next-Generation Fight…

On August 23rd, 2023, the Japanese government told the ruling parties that it intends to allow direct exports to third countries of defense equipment that Japan develops jointly with other countries. This will allow Japan to export next-generation fighter jets that Japan is developing jointly with the U.K. and Italy. The government also indicated that it would be possible to export lethal weapons …

09/07/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Defense Ministry to Request Record 7.7 Trillion Yen Budget f…

The Defense Ministry plans to request a record 7,738.5 billion yen ($53.4 billion) in its fiscal 2024 budget estimates, which will be finalized at the end of August. This is almost 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) more than 6,821.9 billion yen ($47 billion) earmarked in the initial budget for fiscal 2023. Japan is urgently seeking to strengthen its transportation capabilities to the southwestern r…

08/25/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan and Saudi Arabia Agree to Strengthen Cooperation at De…

On July 31st, 2023, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada held a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman at the ministry in Tokyo for approximately one hour. This was the first face-to-face meeting between Japanese and Saudi Arabian Defense Ministers since September 2016. Both Ministers agreed to strengthen exchanges between the Self-Defense Forces and the Saudi …

08/22/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan to Resume Discussions to Ease the Defense Equipment Ex…

On July 25th, 2023, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Itsunori Onodera, chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party’s research commission on security, and Shigeki Sato, who chairs Komeito’s foreign relations and national security committee at the Prime Minister’s Office. Kishida directed them to accelerate discussions on easing defense equipment export restrictions in light of the increasin…

08/21/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan Releases Defense White Paper Saying the World “Enters…

On July 28th, the Defense Ministry released “Japan’s defense white paper” for 2023. The report finalizes the official views of the Japanese government on its defense policy and global military situations. The 2023 report points out that the international community enters “a new era of crisis” in light of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific regi…

08/18/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japanese Government Encourages Companies to Enter Defense In…

The Japanese government has unofficially selected some 2,200 startup companies that it expects to be candidates to enter the defense industry to utilize advanced technology. The government explains its plans for the introduction of defense equipment and financial support and listens to their requests. To ensure that small and medium-sized companies can secure profits, it will create guidelines tha…

08/07/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Increase in National Defense Budget Benefits Small and Mediu…

Small and medium-sized factories in Hiroshima Prefecture, famous for the city where the atomic bomb was dropped during the Pacific War, are benefiting from the government's increased defense budgets. Several companies are considering building new plants as orders for weapon parts and the production of defense-related products have increased. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's military …

08/02/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Defense Ministry to Improve Work Conditions to Secure Self-D…

On July 12th, 2023, the Defense Ministry's “Expert Panel on Strengthening the Human Resource Base” submitted a report to Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada warning of a personnel shortage in the Self-Defense Forces. The report pointed out that population decline would make it difficult to maintain the number of SDF recruits, which could have a serious impact on the defense force. As a measure to i…

07/31/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japanese Government Unifies Defense Equipment Standards with…

On June 20th, 2023, the Japanese government presented to the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito, a draft basic policy regarding the development and production of defense equipment by domestic companies. The draft includes "unifying equipment standards with those of friendly nations such as the U.S. and Europe." The government hopes to reduce equipment maintenance costs, improve utilization r…

07/28/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan Supports Sweden's NATO Membership

Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu held talks with Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 7th, 2023. Minister Hamada expressed Japan's support for Sweden's application to NATO. Minister Jonson said “Sweden and Japan are meeting many of the similar security challenges. Europe is at war once again, and it is obvious to me that the dialogue between the co…

06/22/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan-Australia-Philippines-U.S. First Defense Ministerial M…

On June 3rd, 2023, Japan, the U.S., Australia, and the Philippines held their first-ever quadrilateral defense ministerial talks in Singapore. Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Philippine acting Defense Minister Carlito Galvez held the meeting during the International Institute for Stra…

06/21/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan and New Zealand Sign Statement of Intent for Closer De…

On June 4th, 2023, the Japan Ministry of Defense announced that Japan and New Zealand signed the “Statement of Intent between the Minister of Defense of New Zealand and the Minister of Defense of Japan on Defense Cooperation in Maritime Security, Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief and Climate Change in the Pacific Islands Region.” Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and New Zealand’s Defens…

06/20/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan and Singapore Sign Agreement concerning the Transfer o…

On June 3rd 2023, in Singapore, the Governments of Japan and Singapore signed the "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Singapore concerning the Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology" which allows the import and export of defense equipment between the two countries. This agreement was signed by Ambassador Koji Ishikawa, Extraordinary and Plenipoten…

06/16/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan and Australia to Boost Defense Cooperation to Address …

On May 21st 2023, during the G7 Hiroshima summit meeting Prime Minister Kishida met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia. During the summit meeting, Japan and Australia continued the discussion of improving on their security cooperation with China’s increasing maritime expansion in the Pacific region in mind. In recent years, the two country’s bilateral relationship has been encroa…

06/07/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Forecasts Major Order Increases …

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, announced on May 10th that it expects orders for its defense business sector to reach a record high of 800-850 billion yen（5.76-6.12 billion dollars） in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The company expects orders for missiles in particular to increase this fiscal year as the government increases defense spending.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Headquarters in Tokyo…

05/23/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Japan Boosts Military Might with New Missile Development Ami…

Japan's Defense Ministry has signed contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, worth $2.8 billion, to develop and mass-produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026. The announcement comes amid growing fears of China's increasing military strength. The contracts include enhanced versions of Mitsubishi's Type 12 missiles for surface, sea and air launches, as well as a hypersonic ball…

04/25/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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How Do We Move Forward into a New Future? Lessons Learned fr…

While it still feels unreal, roughly a year ago on February 24th 2022 one of the major world powers, Russia, invaded Ukraine. They were able to pull off some successful attacks and even able to gain some ground on the battlefield. However, to much of everyone’s surprise, Ukraine started fighting back, fiercely so, and taking back much of the territory that had been lost to Russia. The main reason…

04/12/2023 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Orqa, World’s Leading Brand of Video Headsets for Drone Pil…

The Japan Drone Expo, now in its 6th edition, is Japan’s first international exhibition specializing in drones.The show, which lasted three days, gathered over 17,000 visitors and over 180 exhibitors at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.Among its exhibitors, Orqa, world leader in FPV (First-Person-View), presented their video headsets for drone pilots.Orqa’s FPV headsets are considered the best produ…

09/21/2022 NSBT Japan Editorial Department

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Terra Labo Completes 50 Hours of Test Flights with “Terra Dolphin VTOL”, Designed for Disaster Response and Offshore Surveillance

[Press Release] NSBT Japan Announces Change in Operating Structure and Updates to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Signed MOU between SBIJ and MOU for defence technology collaboration at NSBT Conference

Japan and Turkey Hold First “Defence Industry Cooperation Day”, Eye Joint Drone Development

NSBT Japan starts activities as a 'SBIJ'

SkyLink Japan Begins Handling FINDi FF2, a Japanese-Made Industrial Underwater Drone

MadeHere Inc. Enters Public-Private Partnership with U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Depot Maintenance Command to Strengthen Indo-Pacific Sustainment

SBIJ and Thailand’s DTI Strengthen Defense Technology Partnership with MOA Signed at Defense & Security 2025

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