What Happened
Strengthening Alliance Against Growing Cyber Threats
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi have agreed to boost cooperation to prevent cyberattacks, as Japan continues to reel from a series of recent incidents. The agreement, reached on the sidelines of an ASEAN defense ministers’ summit, also includes plans to enhance defense industrial cooperation, including the production of SM-3 Block IIA missiles. The move is seen as a significant step in strengthening the US-Japan alliance against growing cyber threats, as reported by The Japan Times.