Tag

Japan Coast Guard

Articles about "Japan Coast Guard"

2 articles

Every Unmanned Systems Contract Japan's Coast Guard Signed | ¥410m, Counted

I pulled every unmanned aircraft and unmanned vessel contract the Japan Coast Guard awarded between FY2023 and FY2026 from the bid result PDFs. Nine contracts, ¥410.8 million. The range between largest and smallest is 126x, and where one bidder showed up, the award ratio pinned to the ceiling.

2026-08-27Ryuta Hamamoto

TRAFEED

How Japan's Coast Guard Got an Autonomous Boat | Reading the Procurement Record

Yanmar has automated a vessel from departure through offshore navigation to docking, a first in Japan, and is testing it on a Japan Coast Guard unmanned boat. I traced what that boat is for, the two contracts that produced it, and the technology underneath, using the Coast Guard's own disclosure records.

2026-08-25Ryuta Hamamoto