Tag: JMOD
“Unmanned Assets” to Reinforce the JSDF’s Human Resource Base and Defense...
On November 5 and 8, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) hosted two separate expert panels that focused on the imperative for Tokyo to...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Sweden’s Marine Jet Power to Deliver Waterjet...
On November 22, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Swedish marine propulsion manufacturer Marine Jet...
Japan’s Defense Ministry Aims to Boost Space Defense Funding for Fiscal...
The Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) intends to revamp the space domain capabilities of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) by constructing a new 323.2...
Latest “2+2” with India Indicates Progress Toward Japan’s Export of Naval...
On August 21, the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) indicated that further progress had been made to transfer...
Japan announces new defence technology accelerator
The Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) has announced on 12 August its plan to set up a new defence technology research institute modelled after...
Mitsubishi Electric wins USAF F-15 radar antenna repair deal
Japanese commercial and defence prime Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced on 28 June that it has signed a pilot contract with Raytheon, a subsidiary of...
Listening, Watching, Gathering – Chinese EW Comes of Age
China’s special mission aircraft are maturing intelligence gathering assets that are gaining data on tactics, techniques and procedures of those opponents that may be...
Japan and US commit to hypersonic weapon co-development
Japan and the United States signed an agreement on 15 May to jointly develop the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a next-generation missile defence system...
Milrem Robotics wins THeMIS UGV deal from Japan
Edge Group subsidiary Milrem Robotics has been awarded a contract to deliver three THeMIS tracked unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Japan Ground Self-Defense...
JMSDF shows off latest SH-60L naval helos
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has shown its latest anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-optimised naval helicopter, the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) SH-60L, at a media...
