Japan enacts bill to add space operations into ASDF’s fold

🇯🇵 The Japan Times (JP) —

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Japan plans to rename the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) by fiscal 2026 to include space operations within its remit. This marks the first renaming of any Self-Defense Forces branch since 1954, signaling expanded aerospace defense efforts.

The renaming of the ASDF by the end of fiscal 2026, will mark the first name change for any branch of the Self-Defense Forces since its establishment in 1954.

World Security Politics Japan ASDF space operations Self-Defense Forces defense policy military

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