Mitsubishi Accelerates Interceptor Drone Prototype as Japan Defense Shift
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has rapidly prototyped a dedicated interceptor aircraft to counter enemy attack drones and is seeking to establish its role in this new defense domain. Its concept also involves an Airbus-developed unmanned aircraft fitted with an anti-submarine surveillance system for a proposed platform with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force amid public scrutiny over drone-strike civilian harm and private-sector defense involvement.