Company Profile: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)

Type: Aerospace & Defense, Heavy Industry, Engineering

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan

Founded: 1884

Key Divisions: Aerospace Systems, Defense & Space, Energy, Machinery & Infrastructure

Products & Capabilities:

Military Aircraft & Avionics:

Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) and MRO&U hub in Nagoya

F-35 

F-2 Fighter 

F-X Next-Generation Fighter

UH-60J and SH-60K Helicopters (license-built Black Hawk derivatives)

ATD-X (X-2) Experimental Stealth Fighter

Naval & Maritime Systems:

Mogami-Class Frigate

Sōryū-Class and Taigei-Class Submarines

Kongō-Class,

Maya-Class)

Land Systems & Armored Vehicles:

Type 10 Main Battle Tank

Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle

Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Missiles & Weapons:

Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)

Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile

XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile

Electronic Warfare & Sensors:

AESA Radar Systems for Japan Air Self-Defense Force

Defense Electronics and Surveillance Systems

Cybersecurity & Intelligence:

AI-powered defense solutions

Secure communication networks

Autonomous Systems & AI:

Future Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs)

AI-driven battlefield management systems

Major Manufacturing & Production Locations:

Nagoya, Japan – F-35 Final Assembly & Check-Out (FACO), Wing Production, Aerospace Manufacturing

Komaki South Plant, Japan – Fighter Jet Development & R&D

Kobe Shipyard, Japan – Submarine & Naval Vessel Production

Shimonoseki, Japan – Armored Vehicle & Land Systems Production

Oe Works, Japan – Missile & Guided Weapon Production

For more information, visit Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ official website.