On May 30, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced a record 340 applications for its “National Security Technology Research Promotion Fund” (安全保障技術研究推進制度) in the fiscal 2025 round. This year’s edition is especially notable for the unprecedented number of university-affiliated applicants: 123, compared to just 44 in fiscal 2024 and a low of only 9 in both 2019 and 2020.Held annually since fiscal year 2015, ATLA’s fund aims to support “unique and embryotic research of universities, national laboratories and industries that may have potential for futu…
ATLA’s Security Technology Research Fund Sees Record Number of Applications in FY2025
Promotional video for Japan’s Defense Innovation Science and Technology Institute (DISTI), which was established in October 2024 and can be expected to support ATLA’s Security Technology Research Promotion Fund
【Image Source】Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA):
https://youtu.be/oA4_EurnGeg?t=78 (Screenshot)
06/11/2025 NSBT Japan Editorial Department
East Asia
Government
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