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Japan Contracts AI Targeting Satellite: Human Authorization Not Disclosed

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Japan military AI satellite program: Japan's Defense Ministry contracted NTT Data to build a satellite that fuses sensor data in orbit and routes targeting outputs directly to weapons platforms, cutting the ground relay from the counterstrike chain. Japan has not disclosed how its human-control AI policy governs this system.

First report: Japan plans AI-powered satellites to speed counterstrike decisions — asia.nikkei.com, 10d