Japan Requests Funds To Develop Hypersonic, UAS Capabilities 

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JASDF Patriot battery.
Credit: USAF Senior Airman Kyle Johnson
SINGAPORE—The Japanese Ministry of Defense has requested billions of yen to study and develop both defensive and offensive capabilities in the unmanned, hypersonic, electronic warfare and space domains. The proposals are part of a record JPY5.48 trillion ($49.9 billion) defense budget and are...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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