Japan Budget Requests Record $55.6B for Unmanned, Long Range Strike Capabilities

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has requested a record 8.9 trillion yen – or $55.6 billion – for its Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget to prioritize artificial intelligence, unmanned capabilities and long-range strike capabilities, according to budgetary documents released Monday. The Ministry of Defense is seeking to transform Japan’s military capabilities to adapt to what it calls “new ways of warfare” as the archipelago country “faces the most severe and complex security environment since the end o

Source: USNI News