Japanese defence prime Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the fifth of eight Taigei-class diesel-electric submarines ordered for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) at a cerem...

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has committed to acquiring up to 31 medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United States to enhance the long range intel...

On 9 October, SEECAT (= Special Equipment Exhibition & Conference for Anti-Terrorism), Japan’s only business trade show focused exclusively on counter-terrorism and civil protection measures, kicke...

On November 9, a high-power laser for countering small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was publicly revealed by the Ground Japan Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Researched and developed by the Acquisiti...

On November 1, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan IWAYA Takeshi announced, alongside the Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles, a new ‘Japan-European Union (EU) S...

On Wednesday October 16, the U.S. Army Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) hosted its 12th Annual ‘Small Business Matchmaking Sessions’ at the AUSA 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The s...

On October 30, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) conducted a coastal flight demonstration of the large vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing drone ‘QUKAI MEGA FUSION 3.5’ developed by Japanese ...

On November 1, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) announced it had signed a contract worth 56 billion yen (approx. 368 million USD) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) to support Japan’s...

From October 23 to November 1, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) conducted with the U.S. military the latest biennial ‘Keen Sword’ joint field training exercise “designed to increase combat read...