Daisuke Sato

Daisuke Sato oversees coverage of Asia with a focus on Japan and China. As Section Editor, he is responsible for curating regional news, verifying sources, and delivering sharp insight into military developments across the Indo-Pacific. His expertise strengthens our reporting from one of the most strategically contested regions in the world.
Aviation

Japan, UK, Italy push ahead on sixth-gen fighter program

Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy moved one step closer to a major milestone in their joint next-generation fighter program this week, as the three defense ministers met by video conference to advance the Global Combat Air...
Aviation

Japan evaluates autonomous flight-path technology

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has released new details on an advanced uncrewed aircraft research program designed to enable future drones to operate alongside manned combat aircraft. The update comes after ATLA published footage on Nov....
Aviation

Japan scrambles jets to intercept Chinese spy drone

Japan scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese high-altitude surveillance drone passed between Yonaguni Island and Taiwan, prompting a response from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) Southwest Air Defense sector. According to the official statement from...
Army

Japan, UK conduct first airborne drop in Hokkaido

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and the British Army completed Exercise Vigilant Isles 25 in Hokkaido, conducting expanded training that included the first-ever joint Japan–UK airborne drop on Japanese territory. The exercise ran from November 5 to...
Army

U.S. pulls Typhon missile launcher from Japan

The United States military has withdrawn its Typhon mid-range missile launcher from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni after deploying it there in September for joint exercises with Japan. The Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau notified the city of Iwakuni about...
Aviation

Japan shows new high-altitude aerostat with possible military use

A Hokkaido-based company has presented a stratospheric aerostat system with emerging defense uses at the annual “Technology Symposium 2025,” hosted by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) in Tokyo on November 11–12. In this context, aerostat refers...
Army

China spotted testing new hypersonic missile system

A new Chinese road-mobile ballistic missile system, believed by observers to be connected to China’s long-range DF-27 hypersonic program, has appeared on social media after being photographed during a relocation move. The image, posted on Weibo earlier this...
Maritime Security

India prepares for K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile test

India has successfully conducted a static test of the Project K-5 Stage-2 rocket motor, a major step toward the country’s next-generation submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) capability. The test took place on September 12, 2025, at the Advanced Centre...
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