Video surveillance is a standard technique for obtaining information to detect the status of objects. For example, video surveillance employed on a road is...
Information is power. Close coordination and data sharing between all sectors are imperative when coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Information must be shared between...
While ordinary cyberattacks, such as industrial espionage and information leakages, are classified as crimes, more serious acts can easily lead to a cyberwar between...
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) technology is central to all military operations as it acts as a modern-day ‘challenge and response’ password system based...
Japan wants to develop a stealth fighter domestically. Japan has rejected designs from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and BAE Systems, sources told international news agencies.
That...
A first indication that the coronavirus outbreak may begin to affect the highly integrated global defense industrial base. Two F-35-related facilities in Italy and...
Semiconductors are basic components in many modern weapons systems. A recent international move was apparently aimed at curbing the proliferation of military technology to...
Drones can provide a rapid response to disasters, reaching spots that are not accessible to other means. Communications and connectivity in such incidents play...
Quantum cryptography is called the “ultimate code” as it is theoretically impossible to hack. Many countries have been rushing to put quantum cryptography into...
What would be the best way to recruit millennials to serve onboard naval ships? Probably by promising them high speed, free Wifi onboard.
Japan’s navy...
Over the backdrop of the changing security environment and new threats, Japan’s Ministry of Defense is rethinking the country’s research-and-development priorities. Three new areas...
A new development enables deep-learning powered facial recognition technology via a cloud-based service. It has been developed to recognize the whole face and certain...
The Japanese Navy, or the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), has recently been preparing for their twelve and final Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine. The...
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Israel Ministry of Defense and the Japan Ministry of Defense will strengthen defense relations between Israel and Japan.
The...
With a huge chunk of global population emerging as air-travelers, demand for safety and security from the aviation sector is propelling the airport security...
Japan has recently showed off the design for it next generation submarines, intended to replace the country’s Soryu class submarines by the early 2030s....
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced plans to create and maintain malware cyber-weapons that it plans to use for defensive reasons.
Once developed, Japan will...