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Transformation of Japan’s Defence Industry?
Assessing the Impact of the Revolution in Military Affairs
Author: Sugio Takahashi
Volume 4, Number 4 (Spummer 2008), pp. 101-115.
Abstract
Unlike its counterparts in the United States and Europe, Japan’s post Second World War defence industry is isolated from global defence trade, has limited dependence on defence revenue and relies heavily on licensed production of American platforms and systems. These characteristics could change through participation with US companies in joint development of a ballistic missile defence system (the main focus of Japan’s version of the Revolution in Military Affairs) and, more speculatively, through Japanese procurement of the next generation of fighter aircraft. But the extent of any such change is difficult to predict at this stage.
About the Author
Sugio Takahashi is a senior fellow of the National Institute for Defence Studies and a Deputy Director of the Office of Strategic Planning, Ministry of Defence, Japan. He has published extensively in the areas of military transformation, missile defence, and the Japan-US Alliance. His recent work focuses on Japan’s defence posture and regional security in the Asia-Pacific region. The opinion in this article is his own and does not represent his organisation’s or the Japanese government’s view. sugio@nids.go.jp.
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