NSBT Japan participated in the annual meeting and exhibition of the Association of the United States Army, “AUSA 2024”, held in Washington D.C., the USA from October 14 to 16. Among the many company booths we interviewed, this report highlights Raptor Photonics Limited from the U.K.

NSBT Japan participated in this year’s Association of the United States Army's Annual Meeting and Exhibition (AUSA 2024) held in Washington, D.C. from October 14 to 16. Among the many company booths we covered, this time we would like to focus on the French company HGH Infrared Systems.

On November 1, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) released its guidelines for a competitive tender to solicit proposals from Japan’s private sector for the research and prototyping of the agency’s ‘multi-purpose combat-support’ Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).

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 Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), the high-tech prototype device was shown mounted on top of...

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) Security and Defence Partnership’. This new “tailor-made, mutually beneficial” agreement is expected,...

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 sessions support entrepreneurial small-business sellers in networking and seizing business opportunit...

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 start-up Qu-Kai INC that has a research & development headquarters in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture.

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 ceremony at MHI’s facility, the service announced on 4 October.

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 share in the co-development of a ‘Glide Phase Interceptor’ (GPI) with the United States. The contra...

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 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces, the ministr...

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 readiness and interoperability of JSDF and U.S. forces”.

On October 16, the NSBT Japan Media Team were given the opportunity at AUSA 2024 to learn about shatter-proof mirror technology for vehicle applications developed by SPAFAX International Limited, a United Kingdom-based company headquartered in Basingstoke with a network of subsidiaries in contine...

On October 29, Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen Corporation launched the first Landing Craft Utility (LCU) on order for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and is to be used by a maritime transport unit to enable rapid and reliable at-sea transport of JGSDF troops and equipment to Japan’...

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, kicked off at Tokyo Big Sight and featured an impressive array of high-tech disaster prevention shelters ...

On 09 October, the Relief Marking Promotion Association (RMPA) based in Ichinoseki City, Iwata Prefecture announced collaboration with Kagoshima Prefecture in applying its highly luminant RM (= Relief Marking) paint to the center line of the runway of Yakushima Airport located off the coast of so...