Bulgaria's Defense Minister announced a ban on direct state arms supplies to Ukraine, citing depleted stockpiles. However, the country's private arms industry can still export, raising questions about the policy's true intent. This move echoes past practices where indirect supplies continued despite public statements.
Slovenian PM Janez Jansa has lifted an arms sales embargo to Israel and reversed entry bans on Israeli officials. The move follows allegations that an Israeli private intelligence firm, Black Cube, was involved in influencing Slovenia's elections to oust the previous pro-Palestine government.
President Zelensky of Ukraine stated that arms exports should become a long-term source of economic strength for the country. He held a meeting on Thursday to discuss which armaments could be exported.
A South African human rights group, SALC, has filed a lawsuit against the government to suspend arms export permits to the US, citing potential violations of domestic law and international peace concerns.
Japan is easing decades-old restrictions on arms exports to capitalize on surging global demand for defense equipment. While the country possesses top-tier engineering, it faces challenges regarding marketing experience, cost-competitiveness, and production capacity.
A cross-party group of MPs has expressed alarm over the closure of the Foreign Office's international humanitarian law unit, warning it will impair the UK's ability to monitor and respond to violations of international law.
New rules will allow Ukrainian firms to sell surplus, war-tested arms abroad while ensuring domestic forces get priority and sensitive tech stays protected.
Women protest outside the National Diet in Tokyo against constitutional revision and Japan's post-war peace commitments, arguing that updating the charter could loosen restraints defining Japan's role in Asia. WWOF is a leading organizer behind the demonstrations.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Friday to oppose the Japanese government's decision to ease decades-old arms export curbs, announced earlier this week by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government. Holding placards reading "Stop exporting lethal weapons!" and "No war", protesters chanted that the government must not decide on its own. Tokyo resident Ryozo Sawada expressed feeling an "unbearable sense of humiliation" about the policy shift, which critics argue erodes Japan's post-war pacifist tradition.
Rosoboronexport is continuously upgrading the AI capabilities of the Su-57E fighter jet to provide pilots with automated tactical prompts. The aircraft, currently showcased at the DSA exhibition in Malaysia, is marketed to Russia's reliable partners.
Japan has scrapped long-standing restrictions on arms exports in a major break with its post-war pacifist policy that is likely to derail any potential thaw in relations with China. The plans, given final approval by the cabinet on Tuesday, could clear the way for sales of lethal equipment that had long been banned and prompted expressions of “serious concern” from Beijing. Japan’s Three Principles on Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology had previously limited exports to five non-combat...
Japan has relaxed decades-old restrictions on arms exports, ending limits on sales to just five categories and enabling weapon sales to the 17 countries with whom it has defence agreements, including the US and UK. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced the change on Tuesday, framing it as necessary amid an increasingly severe security environment, while maintaining Japan remains committed to peace. China expressed serious concern, calling the move reckless militarisation. The policy shift coincides with Japan participating as combatants in US-Philippines war games for the first time.
Japan's government has formally approved a revision of the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology, effectively lifting restrictions on arms exports including lethal weapons. The National Security Council will make export decisions, potentially opening the way for Japan to supply weapons to Ukraine. Japan currently has security agreements with 17 countries. Russia warned it would respond decisively if Patriot missiles supplied by Japan to the US end up in Ukraine.
The fighter jet is on display as part of the joint Russian exhibit of the arms exporting company Rosoboronexport
