Junichi NISHIYAMA

Former Deputy General Manager, Aerospace Headquarters,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Future Engineering(IFENG)

After completion of Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Hokkaido University in 1971, he joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI). He worked on missile system development (air-to-air missile), SAM-X study, Patriot system introduction to Japan, WESTPAC (Western Pacific) TMD (Theater Missile Defense) Architecture Study and BMD (Ballistic Missile Defense) program. In 1998, he became a General Manager, Guided Weapon Systems Department, Aircraft and Special Vehicle Headquarters. He became a Deputy General Manager, Aerospace Headquarters, then to a Senior Advisor and he was retired from MHI in September 2011.