Daisuke Sato
Daisuke Sato is defense reporter, covering the Asia-Pacific defense industrial base, defense markets and all related issues.
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India inks deal with Airbus for 56 C295 tactical airlifters
India has signed a contract for 56 C295 tactical airlifters, aircraft maker Airbus Defense said. "India has formalized the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to...
Japanese submarine hunter slides off runway at Gifu
A Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force collapse at Air Self-Defense Force Gifu Airbase on September 7, 2021. According to the Maritime...
Russia finally showed its new Zemledeliye mine system in action
The Russian Army has finally provided images of its newest mine system, called the ISDM Zemledeliye, during the live-fire exercise. The new mine system was...
Russian airborne troops receives new armored vehicles
Russian airborne troops, also known as the Vozdushno-Desantnye Voyska (VDV), are set to get its first Typhoon K-4386 wheeled armoured vehicles with enhanced mine protection. The RIA...
U.S. Marines conducts amphibious night raids in Japan
The dark night wouldn’t allow the human eye to see anything further than two feet ahead, but that didn’t stop the Marines of the...
U.S. State Dept. approves $3.5 billion Apache helo sale to Australia
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential sale of twenty-nine Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters to Australia. On June 03, 2017, the Defense Security...
U.S. Army opens Patriot missile storage facility in Japan
The U.S. Army has opened a new Patriot missile storage facility in Japan to react faster than ever before to threats in the region. According...
India cleared to buy additional P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $2.42 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of six P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India. According to the...
Australia to buy latest Abrams tank version
The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to Australia of the latest version of the Abrams tank, according to Defence Security Cooperation...