{
  "id": 7740805,
  "title": "Japan tapping quantum sensor drones to hunt China’s hidden subs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/japan-tapping-quantum-sensor-drones-to-hunt-chinas-hidden-subs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:48:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/japan-tapping-quantum-sensor-drones-to-hunt-chinas-hidden-subs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An undersea technological arms race is quietly reshaping the Western Pacific, as Japan prepares to deploy drone-swarmed quantum magnetic sensors to hunt China’s rapidly growing, stealthier submarine fleet. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Japan plans to develop drone-mounted quantum magnetic sensors by fiscal 2031 to hunt submarines, according to a […] The post Japan…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}