Japan’s joint fighter jet project with the UK and Italy will take center stage at a defense show near Tokyo this week, as the country bolsters its defense ties with Nato members and mulls loosening controls on defense exports. Know more:
Japan’s joint fighter jet project with the UK and Italy will take center stage at a defense show near Tokyo this week, as the country bolsters its defense ties with Nato members and mulls loosening controls on defense exports.
“We will gain increased exposure to global markets,” Akira Sugimoto, who heads the project for Japan’s biggest defense contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, said in an interview. MHI, a descendant of the maker of the World War II Zero fighter, will be working with BAe Systems Plc and Leonardo SpA as main contractors, while a host of other firms will also be involved.
“If you can’t export, you can’t benefit from advantages of scale,” said Nobukatsu Kanehara, a former deputy head of the National Security Secretariat, and now a professor of law at Doshisha University. “That’s why Japan’s defense industry is so weak.” Japan, which adopted a pacifist constitution under US occupation after the war, had long considered it taboo to be an arms exporter. That thinking is beginning to change as neighboring North Korea’s missile prowess grows and tensions simmer between the US, Japan’s only formal military ally, and China.
“I see this as an issue where we need to reach a conclusion,” Kishida said in parliament earlier this month when pressed on the issue.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
LOOK: Ria Atayde, Zanjoe Marudo explore Italy togetherCelebrity couple Ria Atayde and Zanjoe Marudo spent quality time together as they visited Marudo, one of the communes in Italy. Atayde and Zanjoe sent fans gushing with glimpses of the couple
Baca lebih lajut »
Record early start again for Tokyo’s cherry blossomsTOKYO -- Japan announced the official start of Tokyo&039;s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In
Baca lebih lajut »
Record early start again for Tokyo’s cherry blossomsJapan announced the official start of Tokyo&39;s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before.
Baca lebih lajut »
'Increased' likelihood Finland joins NATO before Sweden: PMSTOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Tuesday the likelihood that Finland would join NATO before Sweden had 'increased' as Stockholm's bid continues to face stiff opposition from Ankara.
Baca lebih lajut »
Record early start again for Tokyo’s cherry blossomsTOKYO — Japan announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In past years the
Baca lebih lajut »
'Harry Potter' tour heads to Tokyo as Warner Bros courts more Asia fansHogwarts is coming to Tokyo, as Warner Bros. pushes to expand one of the most successful franchises in literary and cinematic history.
Baca lebih lajut »