Japan Defense Ministry Proposes Electric Anti-Missile Laser

TOKYO—Japan’s defense technology organization is proposing a five-year research program for an electric laser for missile defense of ships and ground targets. The proposal, awaiting budgetary approval, follows a data accumulation effort using a less effective chemical laser in 2010-16 by the same...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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