Japan

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has grounded its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys following a hard landing incident.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Japan has launched a project to flight demonstrate robust low-boom design technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A new defense market reality is emerging in the country as Tokyo seeks to increase its exports.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The CP-12 mission is led by Draper Laboratory, and the APEX 1.0 lunar lander is being developed by Ispace Technologies U.S.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
NATO and Japan entered the Individually Tailored Partnership Program in July 2023 to cover 16 cooperation areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
These domains are some of the pillars that are highlighted in Japan’s Defense White Paper to meet the evolving threat landscape.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is further boosting its Japanese network in the fourth quarter, as its flights to this market exceed pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The 2025 Osaka World Expo has been promoted as an early opportunity for paying passengers to fly on electric air taxis, but this is now in doubt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi, Steve Trimble
The U.S. and Japan have chosen Northrop Grumman to continue development of a new long-range hypersonic defense system known as the glide phase interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The Mineral Security Partnership will provide targeted financial and diplomatic support for strategic projects along the value chain, the U.S. State Department said.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The authorizations add to a record haul of more than $90 billion in authorized FMS cases so far this year by the U.S. government.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
An exact launch date has not been chosen, ispace said on Sept. 12.
Space Exploration

By Ben Goldstein
Swiss startup Jekta has announced an order from South Korean lessor Solyu for 30 of its PHA-ZE 100 hydrogen-electric seaplanes.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The Los Angeles-based company, founded in 2016, provides metal additive manufacturing services and has developed its own 3D printers and design software.
Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is adding more routes and frequencies to China and Japan, another sign that demand is improving in these two key markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
In its budget proposal, the Defense Ministry is requesting funds to modernize the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE), Tokyo's answer to NORAD.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Coast Guard has acquired a pair of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B Sea Guardians.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Ispace distributed an image of a Komatsu tracked excavator on the lunar surface as part of its Aug. 8 announcement.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Meisei of Japan flight tested its HoverLoon high-altitude platform system in the stratosphere in July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Hawaiian Airlines is intensifying its focus on U.S. domestic routes to offset lower demand from Japan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Japan and the U.S. are exploring co-production opportunities to address production capacity shortfalls on some key munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The demonstration aims to show Astroscale’s servicer spacecraft removing a Eutelsat OneWeb satellite from orbit.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Tokyo says construction of the destroyer-sized ASEV has been expedited to begin in fiscal 2024.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Japanese nonprofit MASC has launched a project to commercialize advanced air mobility (AAM) in Japan’s Setouchi region.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan ministry of defense has agreed to acquire the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons