Space & Defense entity
defense-tech is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. HX-2 is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani appears in 1 tracked Space & Defense story from August 17, 2026.
Last mentioned: Aug 17, 2026
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defense-tech is the sole category represented across all 1 tracked stories. HX-2 is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 1 tracked story. Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani appears in 1 tracked Space & Defense story from August 17, 2026. The tracked stories average 2 original sources each.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 6 Space & Defense stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
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Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Rakuten confirms Helsing partnership
A Rakuten spokesperson confirms the company will help Helsing finalize a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force.
Swarmer drone swarm demonstration
Rakuten helped Ukrainian drone software maker Swarmer organize a late-April demonstration of AI software coordinating a drone swarm in a seek-and-hit mission for a unit of Japan's military.
Helsing founded
German defense startup Helsing was founded, initially focusing on artificial intelligence.
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
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