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RED SUN RISING The country hopes to revitalise its military forces

and bring to the forefront its regional capabili-
ties. This will necessitate greater communication
with international trading partners
DSEI to help Japan engage with
According to the organisers, DSEI 2023 will help
external partners Japan respond better to the demand for new
weapons and capabilities. The event comes at
Japan's National Security Strategy states that defence capability is a time when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pre-
the ultimate guarantor of the country's national security. It underlines paring to chart a bolder course for Japanese
the importance of building a comprehensive defence architecture to
firmly defend the country. defence, using the foundation laid by Shinzo
Abe. The upgrades to the Japan Self-Defense
Based on the NSS, the ministry of defence will develop a highly effec- Forces (JSDF) will see the country drop its defen-
tive joint defence force, strive to ensure operations with flexibility sive posture and improve its military strength to
and readiness based on joint operations, and advance coordination include counter-strike capabilities.
within the government and with local governments and the private
sector.
Based on the security challenges identified in
DSEI Japan, which received an enhusiasitic response from exhibitors the NSS guidelines, the medium term defence
and was sold out weeks before the event, will provide an ideal plat- programme lays out procurement and spending
form for the global defence and security sector to come together in five-year increments.
with the entire Japanese defence community to innovate, partner
and share knowledge. Participants can expect to see the latest Japan’s ministry of defence has issued a doc-
capabilities and products in the land, sea, air, cyber and space ument detailing new military equipment it’s
domains. developing, with rationales and status updates
for programmes ranging from hypersonic weap-
DSEI Japan is the only large-scale, fully integrated defence event ons to unmanned underwater vehicles.
to take place in the country. It provides unprecedented levels of
access to the Japanese and wider Asia-Pacific market. The capabilities include research on hypersonic
cruise missiles, the development of high-speed
With a record-breaking increase in the Japanese defence budget, glide bombs for island defence, target obser-
Japan’s engagement with external partners is set to increase dra- vation munitions, unmanned underwater vehicle
matically.
(UUV) control technology, development of new
sea mines, improved Type 12 anti-ship mis-
siles, the mass production and deployment of
high-speed glide bombs, mass production of
the improved SH-60K anti-submarine warfare
helicopter, a new anti-ship missile for maritime
patrol aircraft, the mass production of torpe-
does with a silent power unit and the acquisition
of Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Two new ships equipped with the U.S.-developed
Aegis missile defence system are expected by
fiscal 2028, as an alternative to the ground-
based Aegis Ashore system. The first of the two
will be commissioned at the end of fiscal 2027.
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