Japan Adds $6.8B To Defense Budget For Patriot Upgrades, MPAs

P-1
Japan will buy three Kawasaki P-1s in fiscal 2021.
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SINGAPORE—Under the charge of recently appointed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the government has added another JPY774 billion ($6.8 billion) to its already record-high defense budget, primarily to accelerate and bolster its air-defense systems and maritime patrol and transport fleets. This...

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