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Japan plans wider security assistance including Kenya and Cambodia
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Japan intends to extend support under its Official Security Assistance (OSA) programme beyond dual-use goods and defence equipment components in fiscal 2026 by supplying fully assembled defence equipment.
Key facts
- Around 18.1 billion yen has been allocated in the fiscal 2026 budget for expenditure connected with the programme.
- The fiscal 2026 group is expected to include five new countries, among them Kenya and Cambodia.
- OSA began with four recipient countries in fiscal 2023, covered four again in fiscal 2024 and expanded to eight in fiscal 2025.
- Work on selecting about 12 recipients is close to completion.
Summary
Around 18.1 billion yen has been allocated in the fiscal 2026 budget for expenditure connected with the programme.
OSA channels defence equipment and materials to like-minded countries.