Saudi Arabia Insists on Joining the GCAP
Saudi Arabia wants to participate in the UK-led GCAP. The United Kingdom and Italy welcome the addition of the oil-rich country, but Japan has reservations.
Japan News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Air
Defence Politics
Japan to Convert C-2 into Gunship
The Japanese Ministry of Defence plans to launch a long-range missile from a Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft as part of its defence strategy.
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
Bilateral Relations
Nikkei: France Axes NATO’s Relations in the Pacific
France opposed NATO establishing a liaison office in Tokyo to secure its relations with China.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bilateral Relations
Japanese Interest in Turkish UAVs
Ambassador of Japan to Turkiye Kazuhiro Suzuki, accompanied by his delegation, visited Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Centre.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Japanese Navy to Acquire the MQ-9B SeaGuardian
GA-ASI revealed on March 15, 2023, that the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force/JMSDF would acquire its MQ-9B SeaGuardian MALE UAV.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Japanese Company Creates Float Plane Drone
A Japanese company Space Entertainment Laboratory has two Hamadori Seaplane Unmanned Aerial Vehicles displayed at the DSEI Japan.
Expo and Air Show
NMS Participates in Japan's DSEI
Nurol Makina will be present at the DSEI Japan exhibition, which begins today. In recent years, Nurol Makina has participated in armoured vehicle tenders in Japan. Nurol Makina also displayed the NMS 4x4 platform at the DSEI Japan exhibition fair in 2019. NMS 4X4 was on display at the fair during the exhibition.
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Australia to Host Malabar Naval Exercise
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that his country will host Exercise Malabar in Perth in August.
Air
Sensors
Japan to Order Five AHE AEW&C Aircraft
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Japan of E-2D AHE Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft at a cost of $1.381 billion.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Japan to Acquire 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
The Japanese government has revealed that it wants to acquire 400 Tomahawk cruise. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said during a budget committee meeting in the House of Representatives on Feb. 27. “We plan to acquire 400 missiles,” Kishida said.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Japan intercepts Chinese UAV with F-15J
Japanese Defence Ministry revealed that it detected a Chinese WZ-7 drone very active in the airspace of the East China Sea from morning to noon.
Navy / Maritime
More Information About Japanese ASEV
Japanese Navy continues to invest in counterbalancing evolving threats in the region. Tokyo would like to strengthen its surface fleet with more capable and larger ships. In this line, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Forces (JMSDF) is planning to acquire ASEV (Aegis System Equipped Vessels). More information about the project has been published.
Country
Defence Politics
Giant Leap for Japanese Defence Budget
Japan to reorganise its future military steps. Japan plans to increase its defence budget by about 50% in the next five years.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Considers Tomahawk Cruise Missile
According to the local media, Japan is considering a Tomahawk cruise missile acquisition. The reason for the information is increasing concerns in the region.
