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.
Maritime Security

China’s ‘Bohai Sea Monster’ spotted with military upgrade

New photographs of China's experimental sea-skimming aircraft known as the "Bohai Sea Monster" have emerged online, and this time they reveal something that earlier images did not: four external weapons pylons mounted under the wings, strongly suggesting...
Army

India’s 1,000th homemade T-90 tank rolled off the line

On May 22, the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi, a city outside Chennai in southern India, rolled out the 1,000th T-90 Bhishma main battle tank built on Indian soil, completing a production run that began with Russian...
Maritime Security

South Korean sub crosses Pacific for Canada’s biggest arms deal

A South Korean submarine completed the longest voyage in the history of South Korea's submarine force, crossing 14,000 kilometers of open Pacific Ocean to dock at a Canadian naval base, and the timing was not accidental. Canada...
Aviation

Japan defense chief’s stark warning after watching emergency scramble drill

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi flew to Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on May 23 to watch his pilots rehearse one of the most demanding routine missions in the Japanese military: launching fighter jets on emergency intercept...
Aviation

Japan calls next-gen fighter program “critical”

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi met Wednesday with the CEO of GCAP's joint venture design company to declare the three-nation next-generation fighter program "an extremely important project that will determine Japan's future air capabilities," Nikkei reported. The meeting,...
News

Japan reveals sweeping military space buildup

Japan's Ministry of Defense has released a comprehensive briefing document outlining its space domain defense buildup, revealing a sweeping expansion of military space capabilities that includes a dedicated Space Operations Group growing to 880 personnel, a space...
Aviation

Japan eyes early warning drones to counter China threat

Japan's government is moving to deploy early warning radar-equipped drones over the Pacific Ocean as part of a significant expansion of its surveillance and deterrence posture against China, with the MQ-9B SeaGuardian emerging as the leading candidate...
Maritime Security

Japan flies specialized rescue aircraft in multinational Pacific drill

Japan's Self-Defense Forces are participating in Balikatan 26, the U.S.-Philippine hosted multinational exercise, and the capabilities they brought to the training reflect a force increasingly oriented toward the kind of joint, combined operations that the Indo-Pacific security...
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