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Employees work at a production facility of Unwave, a Ukrainian company that produces drone signal jammers and radio electronic warfare equipment, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Oct. 28.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024
How 1,000 days of conflict fueled robot wars between Russia and Ukraine
Both countries are on track to make around 1.5 million drones this year.
A prototype vehicle equipped with a laser system to destroy drones is unveiled at the Ground Self Defense Force's Asaka training field in Saitama Prefecture on Nov. 9.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024
Japan to test anti-drone laser system next year
The prototype vehicle is based on an existing large GSDF vehicle and is equipped with a high-power laser and a system to automatically detect and track targets.
A SeaGuardian unmanned drone is seen at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Hachinohe Air Base in Aomori Prefecture in June last year.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2024
MSDF to deploy U.S.-made SeaGuardian surveillance drones
The Defense Ministry said Friday it plans to procure a total of 23 SeaGuardian drones over the next 10 years or so.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a regional industry factory under construction in Jaeryong County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, in this photo released Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 15, 2024
Kim Jong Un calls for mass production of suicide attack drones
The call comes after Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying unmanned aerial vehicles in its airspace in what it called a "war provocation.”
Anduril Industries' Ghost-X unmanned aircraft is one of the systems included in the next tranche of the Pentagon's Replicator program that it plans to field from August next year.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2024
Pentagon unveils more Replicator drones to counter China
This is just the second time the U.S. has provided specifics on what it’s buying in its move to field thousands of cheap, smart and autonomous attack drones.
Bev Priestman, then Canada women's soccer coach, in Melbourne in July 2023. Priestman and two assistants have been banned for a year by FIFA over a scandal involving drones at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
SOCCER
Nov 13, 2024
Canadian women's soccer coach and two aides out after drone scandal
The scandal involved the use of drones to illegally film New Zealand practices at the Paris Olympics.
A woman clear debris from the kitchen of her house after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD
Nov 11, 2024
Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict
The attacks came as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, urging him not to escalate the conflict.
A student operates a multirotor drone during the Second National Defense Application of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Challenge in Chiayi, Taiwan, on Oct. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2024
Taiwan students design drones for mock battle as China threat looms
Taipei is ramping up investment in unmanned aerial vehicles as it seeks to bolster a more agile defense against a potential Chinese attack.
The Palletrone, an aerial transportation platform developed by Mobile Robotics Lab at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoul Tech)
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 22, 2024
South Korea team showcases drone that serves as 'flying shopping cart'
The broader focus is on applications that would use a drone with reliable horizontal stability without pitching and rolling.
A drone flies as Chinese drone maker DJI demonstrates their app that tracks a drone's registration and owner. DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer that sells more than half of all U.S. commercial drones, asked a U.S. district judge to order its removal from a Pentagon list designating it as a "Chinese military company," saying it "is neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military."
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024
Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over Chinese military listing
The company has said the designation is wrong and has caused it significant financial harm.
A South Korean drone recovered by North Korean authorities is seen in this image released Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2024
Pyongyang says recovered remains of South Korean drone
The North released Images of the South Korean military drone that crashed in the capital, with some analysts confirming it was South Korean.
Japanese firm Space Entertainment Laboratory is showcasing a model of its fully autonomous, battery-powered Hamadori 3000 amphibious drone at this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2024
Drone solutions take center stage in Tokyo aerospace show
A flurry of dual-use unmanned aerial vehicles are being showcased, a testament to their growing popularity and the Defense Ministry’s increasing demand for them.
At this week's Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled concepts of two drone systems that could potentially operate alongside the next-generation fighter aircraft that Japan is developing with Italy and Britain. The full-scale model on the left is of an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drone while the other is a 1:10 scale model of a tactical combat drone.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2024
MHI and BAE showcase drones for potential use with GCAP fighter
The artificial intelligence-enabled drones are being designed to not only support and escort combat aircraft but also perform their own missions.
A man uses binoculars to look at the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju on Oct. 9.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2024
South Korea military says 'fully ready' as drone tensions soar
North Korea has accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital to drop leaflets and warned that if another was detected, it would consider it "a declaration of war."
A North Korean soldier outside the Panmungak pavilion on the North Korean side of the border is seen from the South Korean side in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Paju, South Korea, on May 1, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2024
North Korea put border troops on high alert after drone claims
The order was issued on Saturday and was active until Sunday.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, arrives at the Vostochny Сosmodrome before a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with her brother in the far eastern Amur region of Russia in September last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2024
North Korean leader's powerful sister warns of 'horrible' response to drones
The drones allegedly sent by the South had dropped anti-regime propaganda, North Korean state media claimed.
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans speaks during an interview in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2024
Netherlands to provide €400 million to develop drones with Ukraine
Ukraine is fighting to thwart Russia's troops as they inch forward in the east and attack critical infrastructure ahead of the winter months.
The Ishikawa Prefectural Government engaged KDDI SmartDrone to have its drone operators survey flood-hit areas in the cities of Wajima and Suzu in the prefecture last week.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 3, 2024
Private drone operators seek bigger role in disaster response
Establishing protocols with local governments and coordinating the use of drones with manned aircraft would make efforts more effective, they say.
A U.S. Marine participates in counterdrone training in June 2021.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2024
Pentagon’s Replicator 2 to focus on countering threat from small drones
U.S. military facilities around the globe, including those in Japan and South Korea, are expected to benefit from the initiative.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2024
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Both Russia and Ukraine are racing to ramp up their production of drones, which have emerged as highly effective weapons in the war.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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