If got US tech then yes.

is US still have control on Japan military esp in production and research

US control are minimal.
Japan are having lots of joint development with US.
Lots procurement are more to politic reasons.
Macam f35 tu.
Japan also having some join development with other country too.

I wish we have joint military development with Israel... their stuffs are top notch and IDF is just awesome...

F35?
more like force to join in

err, I quite agree, their sensors is top notch!

Sweden tech also not bad.

Kesian japan.

F35 program was desperate for money, so does OZ, and ROK

if they return to the 1967 border and let the palestinian have their sovereignity, perhaps can nego

impossibru? just look at south africa and serbia. we boicott south african product in the 80s and now they are one of our weapon supplier. and they even become one of malaysia's top economic partner in africa

as for serbia, you can see serbian military industries offering their products in DSA and LIMA.

chance for Japan to export their military hardware become reality now.. even some country have a chance to join in their military productions..

source :

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/technolo...E96U0E420130731

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/japan-defense-rev...h.gtVeY9Hz.dpuf

Yup f35 budget on red.
I prefer malaysia join super gripen project instead.

Japanese is keen to open up their military industry for export.

India Launches Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
By Neelam Mathews | 9 August 2013 Friday | 10:30 AM

India will launch its 37,500-ton indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1) on August 12 at the Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. The ship is scheduled for induction by the end of 2018. Meanwhile, the former Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, now the INS Vikramaditya, conducted final trials in the Barents Sea this week with its squadron of MiG-29K combat jets embarked. It is due to be delivered by year-end, after a delay of more than four years.

Designed by the Directorate of Naval Design, the IAC-1 will be named INS Vikrant. It is 260 meters (850 feet) long and 60 meters (200 feet) wide. Powered by four gas turbines, it will be capable of more than 28 knots (56 km per hour). It will have two runways–206 meters (675 feet), including a ski-jump for takeoffs; and 145 meters (475 feet) for landings. The new carrier will accommodate the additional MiG-29Ks that are on order, as well as the naval variants of India’s own light combat aircraft (LCA) and advanced light helicopter (ALH). Kamov Ka-31s for anti-submarine warfare will also be aboard.

Approximately 83 percent of the fabrication work and 75 percent of construction work on the new carrier will be completed when the ship goes into water, said Vice Admiral R.K. Dhowan, vice chief of the Indian Navy. The rest, including the flight deck, will be completed once the ship is launched, he added. The carrier will be equipped with the Indo-Israeli (Barak-8) long-range surface-to-air missile system with multi-function radar and close-in weapons system.

Detailed studies on the type of aircraft, launch and recovery mechanisms and propulsion systems have already started for a second indigenous aircraft carrier, with the design to be revealed within a year, Dhowan told AIN. Given the experience gathered, the second carrier could be in the heavier class of around 65,000 tons with a catapult instead of the existing ski jump, said an Indian Navy official speaking on condition of anonymity. With approximately 55 aircraft required for the carrier, it is likely the Indian Navy will accelerate plans to acquire a carrier airborne early-warning and control system such as the Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye. The naval version of the Dassault Rafale might also be a candidate for operation from the second carrier, in addition to the Boeing AH-64 Apaches and CH-47 Chinooks that India has already selected.

http://ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-def..._medium=twitter

this is good news indeed

on other note

Adakah ini celoreng baru ATM?

fuyoo digital camo

that's not digital camo

which is pixelated

coincidentally ayam baru watch futureweapon at discovery astro

a little buruk don't u think? i prefer S'pore, JSDF or ROK jungle digital camo..and when can we have an urban camo? USA's grey urban digital camo looks very cool..btw, Selamat Hari Raya~

why all look so fatty?

Omani infrantrymen with US "weekend warrior" during US-Oman excercise
now you tell me which blends more with the environment,the UCP multi million dolar programme or the omani one (which is pretty much based on amoeba-style BDU, only with different color tone). hell if you go to some certain military forum, the general concencus is that DCU>multicam>old ww2 khaki uniform>potato sack>UCP

i dunno if the new camo is official or not (sometimes we can see the top brass with other style camo, like british DPM), but i'd like to see how it perform in our jungle/plantation. i think this one is the new one CTRM is developing or something~

for me, US navy digi camo is the best looking camo everr.