Saab has signed a contract with the state-run Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA) to supply six composite superstructures for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Multi-Role Combat Vessel ...

On September 10, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) submitted its proposal for the Government of Japan to establish a system of “active cyber defense” (Nōdō-teki saibā bōgyo). The proposal states t...

GIGO is comprised of a “Steering Committee” and “GCAP Agency”. The former, representing each government, is to be responsible for “guidance, direction, control and supervision” of GCAP and from eac...

On September 18, it was reported in the Japanese press that the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have agreed to move forward with a joint plan...

On September 17, Solafune, Inc. (CEO: Ren Uechi; Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo) announced that it “has been awarded with a contract from the Ministry of Defense for a project related to satellite da...

On September 18, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) announced it has successfully concluded contracts with two Japanese shipbuilders to construct a pair of new Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV...

On September 11, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced that three members of its Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) were dispatched to the Philippines from August 25 to September 7 to provide maritime c...

On September 10, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) confirmed that tests in operating the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth multirole aircraft on board the JS Kaga destroyer wil...

On September 6, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) revealed fresh details regarding its proposal to build a “multifunctional defense complex” on the former site of Nippon Steel Corporation’s Seto...