The U.S. Department of Defense will deploy newer fighter jets to Japan as part of a $10 billion modernization plan designed to enhance regional deterrence and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific. It recently unveiled the capability modernization plan for multiple military installations across Japan. According to DOD, the Air Force will send 36 F-15EX Eagle...
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GCAP Headquarters to Use Systecon Software for Life Cycle Management Support; Dan Andersson Quoted
BAE Systems, one of the companies leading the Global Combat Air Programme to develop a next-generation stealth jetfighter, has tapped Systecon to provide life cycle management software and services to GCAP‘s London headquarters. Systecon will specifically support the BAE Systems Air GCAP Team at Warton and the collaborative activities at the main office for the...
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Rocket Lab to Lift Off Multiple SAR Satellites for Synspective; Peter Beck Quoted
Japanese Earth observation company Synspective has signed a three-year, multi-launch agreement with Rocket Lab USA to support the expansion of a synthetic aperture radar constellation. Rocket Lab will use its Electron launch vehicle to lift off 10 dedicated missions that will send payloads to orbit for the Tokyo-based company’s StriX constellation. The first one is...
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Envoy Says US Needs Japan to Support American Defense Industrial Base Amid Conflicts in Ukraine, Middle East
The United States needs Japan to help replenish its missile supply and repair its warships in order to deter potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific. On Sunday, William LaPlante, U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, spoke with his Japanese counterpart, Masaki Fukasawa, to discuss strengthening military industrial cooperation between the two nations. The two officials...
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Report: Japan’s Planned Consultative Body to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Cyberthreats
Japan will create a consultative body to spearhead collaborative efforts to prevent cyberattacks and resolve their impact. Citing unnamed government sources, The Japan News reported that the planned cyber organization would be patterned after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative program. Tokyo envisions the body functioning like the JCDC in the...
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Report: New Zealand Defense Spending Cut May Derail AUKUS Phase 2 Plans
A proposed 6.6 percent cut in New Zealand’s defense budget could stall the Oceanian nation’s bid to join the AUKUS military alliance, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. Wellington is planning to reduce its proposed defense spending for the year ending June 2025 to $3.03 billion from the current year’s $3.25 billion, based on...
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Japanese Defense Minister Highlights Need for Anti-Drone Capability to Defeat UAS Threats
Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said his country is doubling down on anti-drone capability development efforts after a video analysis showed that a drone was used to capture footage of Japan’s defense-related activities and facilities. The footage, posted on a Chinese social media platform over a month ago, showed upgrades being made on the helicopter...
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Defense Leaders Condemn Destabilizing Activities, Missile Launches in East Asia
The top defense officials of the United States, Australia and Japan expressed their opposition to “concerning and destabilizing” activities in East Asia during the 13th Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Hawaii on Thursday. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd...
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Accenture Closes Deal to Acquire Japan-Based System Integrator Climb
Accenture has completed its acquisition of Climb, a Japanese company that provides system integration and IT infrastructure management services to global organizations. With the completion of the deal, Accenture absorbed 230 personnel, the majority of whom are engineers trained in cloud and security technologies and application management services. The company said Climb’s core capabilities will...
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Oracle to Expand Japanese Cloud Business With Planned $8B Investment; Toshimitsu Misawa Quoted
Oracle Corp. is spending more than $8 billion to expand its cloud business in Japan. The planned investment, to play out over the next 10 years, will grow Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s footprint across the country. Central to the plan is the company’s target of increasing its Japan-based personnel to provide customers with operations and engineering...