Japan: no French drone subs for China plz

[yanpa]

Japan, Europe to shake hands on China-deterring tech deals

Japan looks set to sign a number of agreements with Western allies in the coming weeks, in what appears to be a series of moves designed to keep China in check militarily and in cyber space.

A Tokyo official said on Tuesday that PM Shinzo Abe is planning to finalise a deal with French president Francois Hollande next week which will see the two countries co-operate on building unmanned surveillance submersibles, according to Kyodo.

The two nations have already agreed to team up on developing defence technologies, but Japan is apparently looking to manoeuvre the deal so that France can’t sell on any of that equipment to a third party.

China has apparently been sniffing around after Xi Jinping met Hollande in Paris last month.

Tokyo has set aside ¥500 million (£2.9m) for the current fiscal year to develop the underwater drones, the report claimed.

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[Coligny]

And you though MH370 is hard to find...

Just wait until we put these babies in the water...

[Russell]

And you though MH370 is hard to find...

Just wait until we put these babies in the water...

We?!?

[Coligny]

And you though MH370 is hard to find...

Just wait until we put these babies in the water...

We?!?

A Tokyo official said on Tuesday that PM Shinzo Abe is planning to finalise a deal with French president Francois Hollande next week which will see the two countries co-operate on building unmanned surveillance submersibles, according to Kyodo.

WE ZEE FRENCH...

[yanpa]

And you though MH370 is hard to find...

Just wait until we put these babies in the water...

We?!?

French stealth technology on the inside, Japanese anime mermaid design on the outside.

[Coligny]

I are not a French spy zubmarine, I are a pretty cow...

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[Mike Oxlong]

Aren't they called Wildebeest in Senegal?

[Russell]

And you though MH370 is hard to find...

Just wait until we put these babies in the water...

We?!?

A Tokyo official said on Tuesday that PM Shinzo Abe is planning to finalise a deal with French president Francois Hollande next week which will see the two countries co-operate on building unmanned surveillance submersibles, according to Kyodo.

WE ZEE FRENCH...

[Coligny]

Well...

Thanks for joining the conversation...

Better late than nevar I suppose...