{"id":60906,"date":"2020-04-17T08:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T08:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/17\/four-technologies-japan-and-the-us-should-team-on-to-counter-china\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:36:29","slug":"four-technologies-japan-and-the-us-should-team-on-to-counter-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2020\/04\/17\/four-technologies-japan-and-the-us-should-team-on-to-counter-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Four technologies Japan and the US should team on to counter China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. and Japan need to expand their collaboration on defense technologies in the future, with a specific focus on four technologies that can help counter the rise of China, according to a new report released Friday by the Atlantic Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also highlights the ongoing discussions about U.S. involvement in Japan\u2019s next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/japan-aerospace\/2018\/11\/30\/japanese-acquisition-officials-reveal-next-steps-in-search-for-advanced-fighter-jet\/\" target=_blank>domestic fighter program <\/a>as a high-stakes situation that could dictate industrial cooperation between the two nations for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe most important component of cooperation on defense capabilities is direct coordination and collaboration on emerging technologies and capabilities,\u201d write <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/in-depth-research-reports\/report\/emerging-defense-technologies-and-the-future-of-us-japan-defense-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\">authors Tate Nurkin and Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi<\/a>, identifying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/unmanned\/\" target=\"_blank\">unmanned systems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/army-modernization\/2020\/03\/20\/pentagons-major-hypersonic-glide-body-flight-test-deemed-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">hypersonic\/hyper-velocity missiles<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\">defense applications of AI<\/a> as three key areas where the U.S. and Japan need to start working together on.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/04\/16\/thornberry-wants-6-billion-this-year-to-launch-counter-china-fund\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48861441277_3b5dd88db5_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Thornberry wants $6 billion this year to launch counter-China fund<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee will seek $6 billion for an Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese three areas are at the center of the intensifying U.S.-China military-technological competition. They are key to challenging or upholding military balances and stabilizing imbalances in and across key domain-area competitions \u2014 strike versus air and missile defense or undersea \u2014 on which regional and, over time, global security is at least partly based,\u201d the authors note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, the authors identify four project areas that both fit into U.S. strategy and Japan\u2019s regional interests, while also matching industrial capabilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Swarming technology and the loyal wingman<\/b>: For several years the Pentagon has been investing R&amp;D funding into the development of drones that can be slaved to a fighter jet, providing a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/avalon\/2019\/02\/27\/boeing-unveils-loyal-wingman-drone\/\" target=_blank>loyal wingman<\/a>\u201d controlled by the one pilot. Drone swarms are another area of heavy investment. Both concepts fit for Japan, whose Ministry of Defense expressed interest in both concepts going back as far as 2016.<\/li><li><b>Unmanned underwater vehicles and anti-submarine warfare capabilities<\/b>: China has invested heavily in submarines over the last decade, both manned and unmanned. The U.S. has also begun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/newsletters\/unmanned-systems\/2019\/06\/04\/unmanned-underwater-tech-acquisition-bubbles-to-the-surface\/\" target=_blank>investing in UUV capabilities<\/a>, but while Japan\u2019s IHI has developed a domestic UUV, the MoD has yet to go all in on the capability. The authors note it is a logical area of collaboration.<\/li><li><b>AI-enabled synthetic training environments<\/b>: The U.S. and Japan ran a joint synthetic training exercise in 2016, but the authors would like to see development expanded in the future. \u201cGiven both countries\u2019 need to accelerate training, their shared competency in machine learning and virtual and augmented reality, and a highly fractured simulation and training market, there is potential for a collaborative program to develop a synthetic simulation and training capability, to stress the specific operational contingencies to which US and Japanese forces will have to respond,\u201d they write.<\/li><li><b>Counter-unmanned systems<\/b>: The entire world seems to be investing in weapons to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2019\/12\/11\/pentagon-wants-to-streamline-its-counterdrone-focus\/\" target=_blank>counter unmanned systems<\/a>, but the authors see a solid spot for the two nations to find workable technologies together. Japan\u2019s acquisition group is currently testing a \u201chigh-power microwave generation system\u201d for this mission.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That all sounds good on paper, the authors acknowledge, but there are very real challenges to increasing technology development between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s modernization priorities are best viewed through a defensive lens, designed to protect the island nation. That\u2019s a contrast to America\u2019s posture in the region, which tends more towards force projection. In addition, Japan lags in military space and cyber operations compared to the U.S., making cross-domain collaboration challenging in several areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those negotiations have also been impacted by \u201cdifferent perceptions of the nature of joint technology research,\u201d the authors write. \u201cU.S. defense officials have \u2018emphasized operational concepts and capability requirements as the basis for collaboration,\u2019 while Japanese officials have \u2018continued to focus on technology development and industrial base interests.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other challenges include Japan\u2019s 1 percent-of-GDP cap on defense spending, as well as the state of Japan\u2019s defense industry, which until 2014 was focused entirely on serving the Japanese government\u2019s needs. Hence, the industry, while technically very competent, is also relatively small, with limited export experiences \u2013 and Tokyo has an interest in protecting that industry with favorable contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5576\" height=\"3136\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg 5576w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/japan_esper.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5576px) 100vw, 5576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Tar\u014d Kon\u014d hold a bilateral press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, U.S. firms have concerns about \u201cpotentially losing revenue, transfer of sensitive technologies, and the potential replacement of US companies with Japanese ones in critical supply chains,\u201d the authors write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of those issues have come to the forefront in the ongoing discussions about what role American firms can play in Japan\u2019s ongoing fighter development program. Japan recently rejected an offer by Lockheed Martin of a hybrid F-22\/F-35 design, stating that \u201cdeveloping derivatives of existing fighters cannot be a candidate from the perspective of a Japan-led development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting the F-3 deal right will have long term implications for how the two nations develop capabilities together, the authors warn, quoting defense analyst Gregg Rubinstein in saying \u201cSuccessfully defining a path to U.S.-Japanese collaboration on this program could make the F-3 an alliance-building centerpiece of cooperative defense acquisition\u201d while failure to do so could \u201cundermine prospects for future collaboration in defense capabilities development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putting aside the internal issues, any collaboration between the U.S. and Japan has to be considered through the lens it will be see in Beijing and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/08\/15\/tension-between-south-korea-and-japan-could-hurt-us-goals-in-the-pacific-and-china-is-watching\/\" target=_blank>to a lesser extent, Seoul<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven marginal differences in perception produce limits to the parameters of U.S.-Japan joint development of, and coordination on, military capabilities. Especially provocative programs like joint hypersonic-missile development will be viewed as escalatory, and will likely generate a response from China,Russia, and\/or North Korea that could complicate other trade or geopolitical interests that go beyond Northeast Asia,\u201d the authors warn, noting that China could attempt to exert more pressure on the ASEAN nations as a counterweight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, South Korea would likely \u201csee substantial U.S.-Japan collaboration not through an adversarial lens, but certainly through the lens of strained relations stemming from both historical and contextual issues, further complicating U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report from the Atlantic Council outlines where the U.S. and Japan need better industrial cooperation on defense 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