• GSDF Chief of Staff Gen. Masayoshi Arai said Japan sent officials to India earlier this month to assess test ranges for the Type 25 anti-ship missile, with a range of about 1,000 km.
  • The officials also discussed testing small attack drones for Japan’s SHIELD coastal defence plan, which faces radio, safety and local-government obstacles at home.
  • In August, Japan and Australia said they were working on better access to Australian missile ranges, including for hypersonic tests.