Japan Needs Sovereign Reconnaissance Satellites, Think Tank Says

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TOKYO—Japan should develop its own military tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking (TacSRT) satellites in parallel with plans to attain counterstrike and standoff capabilities, the Japan Institute for Space and Security (JISS) argues. The think tank also says that Japan needs to...
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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