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ATLA LOOKS AT EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Japan’s Acquisition Technology & Logistics mobile deployment capabilities / civil pro- “We also want to develop high-speed glide
Agency (ATLA) is aggressively looking to tection, and sustainability and resiliency. bombs with long ranges and make them
accelerate the government’s efforts to capable of traveling at supersonic speeds
expand defence-related exports. “Under the stand-off defence capabilities, and high altitudes from various points in
Japan’s effort to develop a hypersonic the country to deal with threats,” he said.
“We have to capture the opportunities system is at its initial research stage,” Daiki Daiki also explained that by FY2027,
arising out of the global developments, said, adding, “We envisage an early reali- Japan will reinforce its capability to enable
and promote overseas transfer of defence sation of the system, and intend to make it operation of stand-off missiles includ-
equipment and technology,” Kasugahara operational within the next 10 years.” ing surface-launched and ship-launched
Daiki, assistant commissioner of ATLA told models.
Jay Menon on the sidelines of the show. Various research and tests, including com-
bustion flight tests, are being carried out, “We will develop upgraded Type-12 sur-
ATLA is showcasing equipment in line aimed at developing scramjet engine tech- face-to-ship guided missiles, with the
with the seven necessary pillars of Japan’s nologies for the system,” Daiki said. assumption that they will be operated from
defence strategy: stand-off defence capa- various platforms, to strengthen stand-off
bilities, integrated air and missile defence One of the planned military applications defence capability. We want the systems to
capabilities, unmanned defence capabili- of this technology is the development of a have longer range and intend to utilise them
ties, cross-domain capabilities, command hypersonic cruise missile, and high-speed not onlyfrom ground, but also from air and
and control / intelligence-related functions, glide bombs for island defence. sea,”he added.

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