Leading suppliers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) FY 2023, by contract value
• Leading companies supplying the Japanese Ministry of Defense in fiscal year 2023, by contract value (in billion Japanese yen), are listed by Statista.
• The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) is working to build its defense capability across all domains of warfare, including space, cyberspace, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
• The Defense Ministry plans to equip the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)’s Aegis destroyer Chokai with a function to launch U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles by allocating $11.4 billion.
• The Defense of Japan 2023 document reiterates a previously stated intention to spend JPY43.5 trillion (USD304 billion) on defense’material expenses’ or expenses based on defense’material expenses’.
• Lockheed Martin supports U.S. and Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) with coordinated, joint long-range fires across maritime and land units during exercise Keen Sword near mainland Japan.
• The results will help shape future combined joint all-domain command and control (CJADC2) capabilities and pave the way for continued multi-lateral participation.
• The defense budget grows but dependence on imports remains, despite having some niche capabilities that would be very helpful if employed in support of U.S. forces.
