{
  "id": 3212697,
  "title": "Japan’s Defense Ministry to Begin Development on New Air Defense System in FY27",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/japans-defense-ministry-to-begin-development-on-new-air-defense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:58:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20260825-345404/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Defense Ministry plans to start developing a new interceptor system from fiscal 2027 as part of its efforts to fundamentally strengthen Japan’s air defense capabilities in light of the intensifying drone and missile attacks seen in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, according to sources.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}