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US-Japan arms sales
Japan Further Accelerates Military Integration With the US
By Takahashi Kosuke
As the alliance marks “one of the strongest improvements in 70 years,” there are concerns that this will position Japan as the front line in U.S. strategy to deter China.
Japan Will Get Its Tomahawk Missiles a Year Early
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan’s defense minister said Tokyo would accelerate the purchase of the stand-off cruise missiles “in light of the increasingly severe security environment.”
Japan’s Defense Industry Is Hindered by Self-Imposed Constraints
By Hiroshi Sazanami
It’s been nearly a decade since Japan widened the scope for arms exports, but there is little to show for the policy change.
PM Kishida Announces Japan Will Acquire 400 Tomahawk Missiles From US
By Takahashi Kosuke
The missiles, to be deployed on Aegis-equipped destroyers, will add to Japan’s counterstrike capability.
US Clears $1.9 Billion Sale of KC-46A Tanker Aircraft to Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. State Department approved the sale on September 21.
US Approves Sale of 3 Global Hawk Drones to Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. State Department approved a $1.2 billion arms deal with Japan.
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