Japan s Defense Minister: We Must Respond to China s Naval Aggression nationalinterest.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalinterest.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
17 February 2021
Author: Yuki Tatsumi, Stimson Center
Japan’s 2021 defence budget is set to be its largest ever, continuing a near decade-long trend set in motion by former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Under Abe’s watch, Japan has increased its defence budget every year since 2005. The uptick in spending has continued since Abe left office in September 2020 last December, the Ministry of Defense released its revised budget request for the 2021 fiscal year totalling approximately 5.3 trillion yen (US$50.2 billion).
This upward trend has at times been sensationalised as a return to militarism, with critics pointing to new capabilities introduced during Abe’s tenure. Recent examples include the indigenous development of long-range surface-to-air missiles and other ‘standoff capabilities’ to replace the cancelled Aegis Ashore missile defence program. The Aegis system will be replaced with destroyers and long-range cruise missiles based on the surface-to-air missiles already
Meet Japan’s Stealthy Taigei-class of Diesel-Electric Submarines
Japan has been a leading innovator of battery technology and has claimed that as a power source for the submarines because it requires less maintenance.
Japan unveiled the first of its new class of diesel-electric submarines in October 2020. Named the
Taigei, the submarine is part of Tokyo’s efforts to boost the country s maritime security and as a show of deterrence against China s growing assertiveness in the eastern Pacific region.
Taigei meaning big whale was launched at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe, and it is the first of the class that will succeed the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) current
Japan To Deploy Unmanned Fighter Jets By 2035 With Aim To Counter Rising Chinese Military Might
January 1, 2021
Japan is clearly on track to develop fully autonomous fighter jets which are expected to be deployed by 2035 a move seen as an attempt to counter China’s rapid military modernization streak. This is in addition to Tokyo’s next-generation F-X or F-3 fighter jet program.
Nikkei Asia said in a report.
The report further said that the ministry plans to introduce fully autonomous drones by 2035 along with the deployment of F-X fighter jets that are meant to replace Japan’s aging fleet of F-2 fighters over the course of 2030-40.
Japan Defense Market Insights with Statistics and Growth Prediction 2020 dailyherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.