The Defense Ministry plans to seek funds to build two high-tech Aegis destroyers in its fiscal 2015 budget request, informed sources said Thursday. It also plans to expand its Aegis fleet to eight destroyers from six by the end of fiscal 2020. The ships, ...
The Defense Ministry will conduct full-fledged studies on new interceptor systems to shoot down North Korean ballistic missiles, officials say.
A top U.S. military official on Wednesday called for better missile defense cooperation between Japan and South Korea, in the face of strained ties between America’s two closest Asia allies and a belligerent North Korea. “We’re encouraging our allies and partners to acquire their ...
The Defense Ministry plans to deploy PAC-3 missile batteries in Tokyo in three years to shield the capital from threats, including ballistic missiles from North Korea.
The Defense Ministry plans to order two more Aegis destroyers capable of intercepting ballistic missiles in view of the continuing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, government sources said Tuesday. The ministry will soon start negotiations with the Finance Ministry on the plan ...
The Self-Defense Forces will conduct a drill on Okinawa’s Miyako Island using surface-to-ship missiles. The first such SDF drill on the island comes amid China’s increasing muscle-flexing near the Senkaku Islands, which are under the jurisdiction of Okinawa Prefecture. Members of the Ground Self-Defense ...
As Japan pours huge sums of taxpayer money into its missile defense system, the SDF is functioning more like a subcontractor for the U.S. armed forces.
