U.S., Japan Exploring Patriot, Amraam Co-Production

(L-R) US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara pose for a photo during a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 29, 2024

From left, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara.

Credit: Shuji Kajiyama/AFP/Getty
SINGAPORE—Washington and Tokyo are exploring co-production opportunities to address production capacity shortfalls on some key munitions. During the July 28 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting, the two sides discussed collaboration on Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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