IHI to mass-produce dual-use satellites in Japan

Heavy industry firm to aid country's defense monitoring with satellite constellation IHI staff assemble an ICEYE satellite at IHI headquarters in Tokyo. The heavy industry group aims to produce such satellites in Japan using a domestic supply chain. (IHI) TOKYO -- Japanese heavy industry giant IHI will start domestic mass production of small satellites that can be used to create a satellite constellation to monitor critical defense facilities, sources told Nikkei.