{"id":2004,"date":"2026-02-10T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/mitsubishi-electric-awarded-contract-for-defense-satcom-system-by-japan-ministry-of-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:42:03","slug":"mitsubishi-electric-awarded-contract-for-defense-satcom-system-by-japan-ministry-of-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/mitsubishi-electric-awarded-contract-for-defense-satcom-system-by-japan-ministry-of-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Contract for Defense SATCOM System by Japan Ministry of Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1770705406683_639063022219504451.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"386\" alt=\"Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Contract for Defense SATCOM System by Japan Ministry of Defense\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1770705406683_639063022219504451.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1770705406683_639063022219504451.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"386\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitsubishi Electric Corporation<\/strong> announced that it was awarded a contract by the <strong>Japan Ministry of Defense<\/strong> on February 6 to construct a next-generation defense satellite communications system. Under this contract, Mitsubishi Electric will develop and manufacture the next-generation defense communications satellite, which will succeed the current Kirameki-2 satellite, as well as design the ground system necessary for communicating with the satellite. Through these efforts, the company will establish a defense-communication infrastructure to support operations of the Japan Ministry of Defense and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defense\u2019s Outline of Space Domain Defense Guidelines, issued in July 2025, identifies ensuring SATCOM* as an operational foundation and key approach to strengthening defense capabilities in the space domain. In line with these guidelines, the new contract covers the development and manufacture of a next-generation defense communications satellite that will be newly deployed in geostationary orbit. The new satellite will replace the Kirameki-2, an X-band defense communications satellite currently operated by the Japan Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces. The contract also covers designing a ground system to support the new satellite.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: How a Multi-Orbit Satcom Solution Gives Ground Stations the Best of Both Worlds<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>To develop and manufacture a satellite with higher resistance to interference and a larger communication capacity than the existing X-band defense communications satellite, Mitsubishi Electric will leverage cutting-edge geostationary communications satellite technologies that it has cultivated in developing defense equipment for the Japan Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces and satellites for domestic and international customers.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite will feature a digital communications payload capable of flexibly altering its beam coverage areas and communications capacity during operation, enabling a flexible response to the Japan Ministry of Defense\u2019s and the Self-Defense Forces\u2019 growing communications needs. The ground system will be designed to ensure safe and stable communications.<\/p>\n<p>Mitsubishi Electric is committed to strengthening Japan\u2019s national security and defense industry base by leveraging technology for more robust deterrence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it was awarded a contract by the Japan Ministry of Defense on February 6 to construct a next-generation defense satellite communications system. Under this contract, Mitsubishi Electric will develop and manufacture the next-generation defense communications satellite, which will succeed the current Kirameki-2 satellite, as well as design the ground system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,42,20],"class_list":["post-2004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-satcom","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}