Japan and US allowing firms to share defence tech

[drg]

Japan and the United States have decided to allow private companies to directly exchange information on defence technology in a bid to quicken the pace of joint development, a report said Sunday.
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The two governments are expected to reach a formal agreement on the matter by the end of the month, following a basic agreement signed in a foreign and defence ministerial meeting in May in Washington, the Nikkei business daily reported, without naming sources.
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Under the current framework, information on defence technology can be exchanged between companies only via the governments, with joint consent needed every time data is released to private firms.

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http://www.todayonline.com/articles/194858.asp


Hmm...
Sounds familiar... I seem to recall wondering about the closeness of the Japanese and US missile programs in a thread about Japanese AAMs....

 

[swerve]

Japan and the United States have decided to allow private companies to directly exchange information on defence technology in a bid to quicken the pace of joint development, a report said Sunday.
.
The two governments are expected to reach a formal agreement on the matter by the end of the month, following a basic agreement signed in a foreign and defence ministerial meeting in May in Washington, the Nikkei business daily reported, without naming sources.
.
Under the current framework, information on defence technology can be exchanged between companies only via the governments, with joint consent needed every time data is released to private firms.

Read More Here:
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/194858.asp


Hmm...
Sounds familiar... I seem to recall wondering about the closeness of the Japanese and US missile programs in a thread about Japanese AAMs....

Small thing. The USA already has a general exemption from Japans arms export licencing rules, to ease weapons development co-operation.

 

[performance]

Its not big. Steps are just being taken once China becomes a regional power.

 

[falcon2k7]

I know Japan has a lot of technical input into the SM-3 system. So this is probably more of the same.

 

[mexsoldier]

that's not new

since the ww2 united states has controlled everything in japan, so why not even private companies under GOV agreenments?

 

[Incognito129]

since the ww2 united states has controlled everything in japan, so why not even private companies under GOV agreenments?

Because you can't guarantee that sensitive technology wont be leaked.