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■5 October 2026: Japan fields six V-BATs as Taiwan funds drones ■Japan plans AI-driven autonomous ships to move troops to southwestern islands ■Japan's MSDF fields six V-BAT drones for shipborne surveillance ■Japan shows Type-25 long-range missile launchers to Kumamoto residents ■Japan-Philippines air drill opens as first test of new logistics pact ■Zelensky says Russia is sharing jet-drone technology with North Korea ■5 October 2026: Japan fields six V-BATs as Taiwan funds drones ■Japan plans AI-driven autonomous ships to move troops to southwestern islands ■Japan's MSDF fields six V-BAT drones for shipborne surveillance ■Japan shows Type-25 long-range missile launchers to Kumamoto residents ■Japan-Philippines air drill opens as first test of new logistics pact ■Zelensky says Russia is sharing jet-drone technology with North Korea

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A grey flat-bowed military transport ship with hull number 4151 moored in a harbour, with buildings and a ferry funnel behind it.

Japan plans AI-driven autonomous ships to move troops to southwestern islands

Yomiuri reports Japan's Defence Ministry will write autonomous transport ships into its revised security documents and begin research next fiscal year for island contingencies.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read