Japan Eager To Install Aegis Ashore As Soon As Possible

Credit: Aegis Ashore: U.S. Navy
BEIJING—Japan wants its two planned Aegis Ashore batteries to become operational as quickly as possible, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera says. The government still is considering whether its ground-based system should have the new Raytheon SPY-6 radar, to be built into future U.S. Navy Aegis...
Bradley Perrett

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

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