Aerospace Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/aerospace/ an observatory of Asian economic power Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:23:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Aerospace Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/aerospace/ 32 32 Drone technology as a common defense pillar for the Philippines and Poland https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:23:29 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3541 Drone technology extends human capability into the three D’s – tasks that are dull, dirty, or dangerous, while opening new defense economic opportunities and innovation.…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/drone-technology-as-a-common-defense-pillar-for-the-philippines-and-poland/feed/ 0 Navigating new frontiers: Japan and the UAE’s space partnership https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:30:44 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3512 The growing space cooperation between Japan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a fascinating example of strategic synergy that highlights the intersection of technological…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-new-frontiers-japan-and-the-uaes-space-partnership/feed/ 0 The cost of Brahmos missiles in putting muscle to Manila’s territorial defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:55:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3224 This article was written in collaboration with Amadeus QUIAOIT and Rhon Ethelbert DUCOS. Amadeus is a research associate of IDSC. His research interests are defense…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-cost-of-brahmos-missiles-in-putting-muscle-to-manilas-territorial-defense/feed/ 0 Japan’s race for space exploration: challenges and opportunities https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:43:22 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3155 State of play of Japan’s space program in the New Space Economy era   Although the next generation H3 rocket launch fail was a major setback…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-race-for-space-exploration-challenges-and-opportunities/feed/ 0 Japan’s changing strategic approach to outer space security https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:08:04 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3113 Space race in an age of international competition   China’s first successful use of an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) to destroy one of its old weather satellites…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-changing-strategic-approach-to-outer-space-security/feed/ 0 The EU strategic autonomy plan: an opportunity for Indonesia’s non-alignment policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:26:07 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3007 The European Union seems to be waking up from a 30-year geopolitical slumber with the combined Ukrainian and Covid-19 crises. With the migration of the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-eu-strategic-autonomy-an-opportunity-for-indonesias-non-alignment-policy/feed/ 0 Japan’s defense industry in dire straits https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:14:14 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2845 This article was originally published in French by le Portail de l’IE, in May 2022. Thank you to the author and the editors for their…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-defense-industry-in-dire-straits/feed/ 0 The War of the Powerful: Chinese and American ploys for world leadership https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-war-of-the-powerful-chinese-and-american-ploys-for-world-leadership/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-war-of-the-powerful-chinese-and-american-ploys-for-world-leadership https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-war-of-the-powerful-chinese-and-american-ploys-for-world-leadership/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:57:47 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2718 This article is a summary of the book “La guerre des puissants. Stratagèmes de domination de la Chine et des Etats-Unis“, co-authored by Catherine DELAHAYE,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-war-of-the-powerful-chinese-and-american-ploys-for-world-leadership/feed/ 0 Russia’s pivot to China: a choice between Scylla and Charybdis? https://asiapowerwatch.com/russias-pivot-to-china-a-choice-between-scylla-and-charybdis/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russias-pivot-to-china-a-choice-between-scylla-and-charybdis https://asiapowerwatch.com/russias-pivot-to-china-a-choice-between-scylla-and-charybdis/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:32:28 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1585 The sanctions imposed on Russia following the Ukraine crisis gave powerful impetus and made even those who had previously been skeptical about it start talking…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/russias-pivot-to-china-a-choice-between-scylla-and-charybdis/feed/ 0 Why China’s soft power erodes in an outspoken age https://asiapowerwatch.com/why-chinas-soft-power-erodes-in-an-outspoken-age/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-chinas-soft-power-erodes-in-an-outspoken-age https://asiapowerwatch.com/why-chinas-soft-power-erodes-in-an-outspoken-age/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:53:29 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1518 Lunar New Year celebrations, typically in February, are a chance to promote Chinese culture abroad. But this year’s festive updates from a resolutely booming China…

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