Japan Takes Extreme Measures to Ensure IoT Security
Internet of Things (IoT) devices have a deserved reputation for being insecure, and Japan wants to do something about it. The country has just...
Japan’s Cloud Storage Regulation
The Japanese government plans on strengthening its defenses against cyber attacks from China, among other nations. It aims to do so through regulating and...
T-Dome: A Smarter Shield Integrating Air, Missile, and Drone Defenses
Modern air-defense systems face a common problem: sensors, interceptors, and command centers often operate in parallel rather than as a synchronized whole. This slows...
Unexpected Solution for Nuclear Inspections
Autonomous UASs will fly inside ruined nuclear power stations to conduct inspections. A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in the US is...
Anti Ballistic Missile System Successfully Tested
The Pentagon recently intercepted a test ballistic missile with the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA system, the second time that weapon has been successfully tested...
The Invisible Hand: How Drones and Lasers Are Rewriting the Rules...
Forget the battlefields of old. A silent, rapid transformation is underway, fundamentally altering the calculus of conflict and ushering in an era where speed,...
Hiring More Security Experts – Will it Improve Cybersecurity?
While hackers have been constantly reaching out for new technologies, information security teams are also obliged to adopt advanced technological methods in order to...
U.S Air Force Sells Surveillance UAV to Japan
Japan is enhancing its unmanned surveillance capabilities. The US Air Force and the Japanese government agreed on a $489.9 million deal to build three...
Iron Dome Set the Standard, but Now Others Are Building Their...
For much of the post–Cold War period, the United Kingdom invested relatively little in homeland air and missile defense. Long-range ballistic threats were seen...
Drone Demonstrated Impressive Underground Performance
During a recent demo, an autonomous drone was deployed to map tunnels as small as 3×3 meters, yielding accurate 3D renderings without sending miners...
Another Country Joins the Trend With a Strategic Shift To a...
For much of the post–World War II era, Japan kept defense-spending tightly constrained, relying on alliances and a strictly defensive posture to ensure security....
New General Atomics UAV Starts Demonstration Flights
The first demonstration of a long-endurance RPA was carried out by a private company in Japan. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) started the...
Air Defense Is Shifting from Quality to Quantity — Carefully
Growing missile arsenals are placing unprecedented pressure on air and missile defense systems. Ballistic threats are no longer limited to a small number of...
Japan Seeks Help in Cybersecurity
Japan will be hosting the 2019 Rugby World Championship and the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, global events that are likely to attract attention from...
Unique Collaboration in Advanced Radar Technology
International collaboration is becoming the norm for advanced defense systems, as developing and manufacturing high-grade technology entails enormous costs. In the first major military...
Critical Infrastructure Secured Via Artificial Intelligence
A new project launched in Japan aims at improving the security of critical infrastructure using artificial intelligence solutions. The non-profit organisation IOTA Foundation, developing...
Facial Recognition Tech for First Time at Olympic Games
For the first time, facial recognition technology will ever be used at the Olympic Games. A large-scale facial recognition system will be used to...
US-Japan Announce Counter-Hypersonic Missile Collaboration
The two nations confirmed their collaboration on a counter-hypersonic missile system called the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development program, meant to help Japan...
Japan Upgrades its Air and Missile Defense
Japan has been advancing its integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capabilities through the combined use of vessels equipped with the Aegis naval weapon...
The New Japanese Mini Space-Based Solar Power Plant That Will Beam...
Japan’s space-based solar-power station is expected to begin testing next year, in a project meant to help the world reduce its dependence on fossil...
Successful US-Japan Interception Test Using Aegis System
A successful interception test was conducted by the Japanese Aegis destroyer Atago. The system detected and shot down a short-range ballistic missile in space...
Hypersonic Railgun Tests Show a New Kind of Naval Firepower
Defending large ocean areas has become increasingly difficult as navies invest in long-range missiles, swarming drones, and fast-moving vessels. Traditional ship-based weapons face two...
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