Mitsubishi – The Defense Post

Apr- 2026 -

1 April

The JS Chōgei (SS-517) Taigei-class attack submarine

Mitsubishi Delivers Japan’s Fifth Taigei Attack Submarine

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has accepted its fifth Taigei-class diesel-electric attack submarine from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Mar- 2026 -

19 March

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Hivemind Goes to Japan: Mitsubishi Demos AI-Powered Mission Autonomy for UAVs

Shield AI and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are pushing to make drones more autonomous, enabling them to sense, adapt, and act independently.

13 March

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

Japan Accepts Second SPY-7 Radar Shipset From Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has delivered the second shipset of the AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar system for Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessels.

4 March

Asia Pacific

The Japan Coast Guard's JCG Daito (PL-206) large patrol vessel

Rojoef Manuel

Mitsubishi Launches 8th Miyako Patrol Ship, Delivers 6th to Japan Coast Guard

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched a new Miyako-class large patrol vessel for the Japan Coast Guard and delivered another ship of the same series.

4 March

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed, Mitsubishi to Add Anti-Jamming to Japanese Defense Satellite

Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi Electric are joining forces to supply an anti-jamming capability for Japan’s next-generation defense communications satellite for geostationary orbit.

Oct- 2025 -

13 October

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan Contracts Mitsubishi to Mass Produce Sub-Launched Missile

Japan has contracted Mitsubishi to commence production of a submarine-launched missile and an improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile.

Jul- 2025 -

8 July

Americas

SPY-7 radar antenna seamlessly integrated into PTC-2.

Christine Casimiro

Japan Accepts First SPY-7 Radar Antennas From Lockheed

The Japanese Ministry of Defense has accepted its first shipset of four AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar antennas from Lockheed Martin, which will be fitted on Tokyo’s first Aegis System Equipped Vessel.

Jun- 2025 -

10 June

Asia Pacific

Rojoef Manuel

Mitsubishi Launches Latest Maritime Survey Vessel for Japanese Navy

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has rolled out a new oceanographic research vessel for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

May- 2025 -

23 May

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Mitsubishi Unveils T-X Trainer Concept for Japan’s Next-Gen Fighter Pilots

Mitsubishi has introduced its T-X trainer concept, designed to prepare pilots for an era of air combat dominated by fifth- and sixth-generation fighters.

Mar- 2025 -

28 March

Asia Pacific