The Defense Ministry has scrapped a plan to obtain U.S.-made long-range anti-ship missiles with standoff capabilities for the Air Self-Defense Force’s F15 fighter jets due to ballooning costs.
The acquisition of the Lockheed Martin missiles, known as LRASM, was aimed at arming the ASDF with anti-ship missiles that could be launched by planes without them being exposed to enemy counter fire.
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