Japan's Ministry of Defense Invests in Private Satellite Constellation for National Security

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Japanese company Synspective has been chosen to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery for Japan's new military satellite constellation, part of a broader trend of using commercial satellites for national security, with a focus on rapid deployment and cost efficiency under a Private Finance Initiative framework.
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