Japanese ground forces to test Elroy Chaparral VTOL UAV
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will test the US-made Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by Elroy Air...
Japan commissions fourth and improved Taigei-class submarine
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned the fourth Taigei-class diesel-electric submarine, JS Raigei (Thunder Whale), on 6 March.
The new boat was inducted...
US backs Japan’s indigenous hypersonic missile development
The US Department of State has approved a possible deal worth an estimated US$200 million to provide capability support for Japan’s Hyper Velocity Gliding...
Counter-Piracy Endeavors by the Japan Coast Guard and Prospects for Shipbuilding...
On February 6, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) announced the successful completion of a counter-piracy training exercise held the previous day off Cape Muroto...
ATLA’s High-Power Microwave Device: Advancing R&D for Cost-Effective Counter-Drone Systems
Last month Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) released a new conceptual image of its prospective “high-power microwave (HPM) radiation device” capable of...
First Huntsman artillery systems shown off in Australian camouflage
Hanwha Defence Australia (HDA) has formally unveiled the first LAND 8116 programme AS9 Huntsman 155mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and AS10 armoured ammunition resupply vehicle...
South Korea’s DAPA and MOTIE to collaborate on aircraft engine development
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has joined forces with the defence ministry’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to develop advanced...
Zero Day: Future Vision or Just Entertainment Fiction
Hysteria spreads as China first blockades, and later invades, one of Taiwan’s frontline islands. Some citizens race to evacuate, disinformation abounds, riots occur, and...
JMSDF receives new underwater gliders for trials
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced on its social media channel on 23 February that it had recently received two new uncrewed underwater...
Northrop Grumman lines up Hanwha for ALMDS component manufacture
Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean defence prime Hanwha to produce components of the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine...
