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Japan Defense Ministry aims to build capability to rapidly launch rockets

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Japan's Defense Ministry is soliciting research proposals from private companies as part of efforts to develop small rockets that can quickly launch alternative satellites if existing ones in space are attacked or malfunction.

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Amid growing concerns about space security, the Ministry of Defense is soliciting research proposals from private companies for the development of small rockets. The aim is to enable the rapid launch of replacement satellites in the event that Japanese satellites in space are attacked or damaged by "killer satellites" from China or Russia.

Amid growing concerns about space security, Japan's Ministry of Defense is soliciting research proposals from private companies to develop small rockets that could be quickly launched to replace existing Japanese satellites in space should they be attacked or malfunction by "killer satellites" from China and Russia.

·New York, United States
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Japan Partners with Private Sector to Develop Rockets to Replace Damaged or Attacked Satellites

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
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