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Japan and the U.S. cooperate on measures against “hypersonic glide vehicles.”
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Biden confirmed their cooperation in developing a satellite network to detect and track “hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV)” at a Japan-U.S. summit meeting held at the White House on April 10th. Their plan is to strengthen missile defense capabilities ... -
Japan’s SDF To Evaluate Mission Master Unmanned Ground Vehicles
The acquisition of three Mission Master Silent Partner (SP) models from Rheinmetall Canada was made in a multi-million contract from the Japanese Ministry of Defense. The JGSDF has selected to acquire one each of the cargo, surveillance and remote controlled weapon station variants. Delivery is t... -
Japan, the U.S., and the Philippines agreed to establish a cyber defense network.
Three countries of Japan, the U.S., and the Philippines will establish a defense network against cyber-attacks. They agreed on this at the first Japan-U.S.-Philippines summit held in Washington on April 11th. This is for defending government agencies and critical infrastructure facilities conside... -
The Japanese government will renovate 16 airports and ports to strengthen defense capabilities.
The Japanese government designated a total of sixteen airports and ports in seven prefectures as “airports and ports for special use” on April 1st. These infrastructure facilities will be renovated to strengthen defense capabilities. The government will renovate and make it easier for the Self-De... -
North Korean IT workers possibly impersonated Japanese and received business
Four ministries and agencies such as National Police Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry called attention to the possibility that North Korean IT workers impersonated Japanese nationals and received business orders from Japanese c... -
Japan-U.S. jointly develops next Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft for the first time
The Japanese and U.S. governments are coordinating to jointly develop a successor to the T4, a training aircraft for Air Self-Defense Force fighter pilots. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the U.S. as a state guest and aims to reach an agreement at the summit meeting with U.S. President J... -
SKY Perfect JSAT holds discussions with the U.S. military over space surveillance.
Eiichi Yonekura, the president of “SKY Perfect JSAT” which engages in the space business revealed that they were holding discussions for expanding collaboration with the U.S. military. They will collaborate in space situational awareness (SSA) through satellite. The company intends to develop the... -
Japan ground forces expand trials on uncrewed systems
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will acquire more uncrewed aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs and UGVs) for testing and evaluation, the service announced on its social media account on 26 March. -
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito agreed on an export of next-generation fighters - Export rules will be amended.
The government has been examining a proposed amendment of operational guidelines of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology to export next-generation fighters which Japan is co-developing with the United Kingdom and Italy to third countries. Now, the amendment outline... -
Use drones to deliver medicines to cut-off communities after the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
The use of drones at the disaster site affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake this January is expanding. Drones have been used for research of disaster sites so far but this time drones have a role of delivering medicines and daily necessities to cut-off communities. If the performance of... -
Cross-party Agreement: Prime Minister's "Exporting the Next-generation Fighter Jets is in the National Interest"
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party are considering the possibility of agreeing by the end of the month to allow Japan to export to third countries the next-generation fighter jet that it is jointly developing with the U.K. and Italy. The agreement will be conditional on the establishm... -
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducts first cyber defense exercise in the Pacific region
On February 27th, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that it conducted a cyber defense exercise for five Pacific Island countries, including Palau. This is the first time that the Ministry has conducted an exercise for island countries. The exercise is intended to promo... -
Cybercrime Group “LockBit” Which Is Active in Japan, the U.S., and Europe Was Cracked Down.
In an international joint investigation led by the European Police Office (Europol) with Japan's participation, major members of the international cybercrime group "LockBit" were arrested, and the servers used by the group were shut down. Europol and Japan’s National Police Agency announced it on... -
For Ukraine Reconstruction, over 30 Japanese Companies Cooperate
The Japanese government signed fifty-six public and private sector’s cooperation documents to support Ukraine, where the Russian invasion continued, at the “Japan-Ukraine Conference for Promotion of Economic Growth and Reconstruction” on February 19th. Over thirty companies including IHI Corporat... -
Considering about Japanese Defense Industry
The era when the defense industry of one's own country is necessary in terms of both security and innovation in technology has come. The government diverted its increased defense budget to domestic products and businesses started to seize it as a growth opportunity. Considering the way of Japan's...
