Rakuten to Broker Helsing's HX-2 Sale as Japan Tests Through 9/30
Japanese e-commerce and finance conglomerate Rakuten is stepping into defense brokering, aiming to help German AI drone startup Helsing close a sale of its HX-2 strike drone to Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The partnership, confirmed Aug. 17, comes as Japan tests the drone through September and modernizes its military to counter China.
Source: straitstimes.com · Defense News