![Japanese military strengthens ties with U.S. Space Command]()
Under a new agreement, an officer from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force will be assigned full-time at U.S. Space Command headquarters.
![Japan mulls seven-satellite QZSS system as a GPS backup]()
The Japanese government is considering adding an additional three satellites to the country’s domestic navigation system in order to ensure that it would work with or without the U.S.’s GPS system.
