Kawasaki Heavy to form technical tie-up with Airbus for defense drones, Nikkei reports
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Kawasaki Heavy Industries is forming a technical partnership with Airbus Defence and Space for defense drones, marking the first such collaboration between a Japanese heavy industry firm and a foreign major. Kawasaki will supply anti-submarine warfare systems for the Eurodrone project, a joint development by Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, with plans to propose the product to Japan's defense ministry.
TOKYO, June 26 : Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries will form a technical tie-up with Airbus Defence and Space for defence drones, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. The deal marks the first time a Japanese heavy industry firm has partnered with a foreign major on defense drones, the paper said. Kawasaki is expected to provide anti-submarine warfare systems for the Eurodrone project, with plans to jointly propose the product to Japan's defense ministry, the Nikkei said. Eurodrone is a four-nation development programme of Germany, France, Italy and Spain.