Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

Despite obvious historic parallels with the TSR-2, industry partners are confident they can deliver a new-generation combat aircraft in the mid-2030s.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) believes Japan should hold off on developing a domestically designed commercial aircraft.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation could maintain U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s and Boeing F-15s based in Japan.

Aircraft and component OEMs are starting to expand service offerings beyond their own product lines to capture greater market opportunities.

In response to growing MRO demand, MHIRJ is launching new initiatives related to supply chain, workforce and artificial intelligence.

A year after scrapping the SpaceJet program, Japan is revisiting plans to develop its own airliner—this time powered by hydrogen.

Senior BAE Systems executives hope to finalize negotiations on work share, work allocation and work locations for the trinational Global Combat Air Program by the summer.

An agency of Italy, Japan and the UK will run the Global Combat Air Program, supported by a yet-to-be formed industrial joint venture.

Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.

Industry partners in the three-nation Global Combat Air Program have reached a further collaboration agreement.

Propulsion developer ZeroAvia and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Regional Jet Aviation completed a study that identified an initial CRJ700 retrofit entry point.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are building prototypes of an air-cooled, 1-megawatt electric motor with high specific power.

Lockheed’s tanker engine choice; Iran claims it has hypersonic missile; Japan awards warship contract; Poland’s first FA-50.

With an eye on China, Tokyo ramps up ambitions for selling military equipment abroad.

Regional aircraft manufacturers see opportunities in broadening their aftermarket services portfolios beyond their product lines.

The Japanese Defense Ministry is moving ahead with a new standoff missile as well as pursuing its hypersonic program and a new submarine-launched cruise missile

The Japanese defense ministry and leading companies in the country are working to lower costs and strengthen the supply chain.

KHI began research and development of its high energy laser in 2018 at the request of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency.

Japan’s hypersonic missile program has managed to attain “net-positive thrust” for its scramjet engine, which will power its future hypersonic missile.

The Japanese facility was recently expanded to incorporate the new generation narrowbody engine family.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency sent a destruct command to the new H3 rocket March 7 after a successful initial liftoff.

The company said there was no timetable, and it may not comment again unless or until its board of directors approves a deal.

Japan was forced to abort the launch of its new H3 rocket after the launch vehicle’s SRB-3 boosters failed to ignite.