Japan to use public-private partnership for export of defense equipment to Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Vietnam

Japan will engage with the private defense sector for the full scale export of defense equipment to Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Vietnam.


Photo: Japan Ministry of Defense


The equipment are non-lethal weapons such as radars and transport aircraft. However, the government does not rule out in assisting these countries in their development of offensive weapons.

The Japan Defense Equipment Agency will reach out to trading companies and defense industry sectors as early as next month to sign partnership contracts. It will play the role of identifying promising equipment that can be exported.

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