{
  "id": 14970186,
  "title": "Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/japan-taps-foreign-tech-to-plug-defence-gaps-as-chinas-power-grows",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3371170/japan-taps-foreign-tech-plug-defence-gaps-chinas-power-grows-will-it-pay"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan is increasingly turning to foreign companies to accelerate its military modernisation, drawing on overseas technology, expertise and production capacity to plug defence gaps that could prove critical in a potential regional conflict involving China. The push has gathered momentum over the past week, with Tokyo confirming a contract for Ukrainian interceptor drones and a multinational…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/japan-taps-foreign-tech-to-plug-defence-gaps-as-chinas-power-grows-14972002",
        "published": "2026-10-16T14:00:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}