Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has been awarded a contract by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) to build three upgraded Mogami-class multi-mission frigates (FFM),
On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS Asuka, the test ship
The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has announced its first successful test-firings of a ship-mounted electromagnetic (EM) railgun against a
In March, Japan’s Ministry of Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (ATLA) awarded two major contracts to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), totaling over 151 billion
BMT and Japan Marine United (JMU) announced contract award by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) to supply Caimen® Japan for the Next-Generation High Speed Landing Craft Programme (機動舟艇).
Japan’s ATLA released footage for the first time of the test launch of a Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) for island defense conducted in March this year.
Japan’s ATLA has showed to Naval News its Extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV), which now is now at R&D phase.
Japan’s ATLA announced it has conducted the first ever railgun test firing from a ship, with the cooperation of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
Following the signature by the French Defence procurement agency (DGA) and its Japanese counterpart, the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), of a Defence cooperation agreement, Thales and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) are joining forces to develop a Dual Frequency sonar demonstrator to be evaluated at sea both in Japanese and French waters.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense intentionally released a photo showing ATLA’s Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile this week.
