Japan Stresses Standoff Weapons, Missile Defense In White Paper

Improved Type-12 surface-to-surface missile.

Credit: Japan ministry of defense
Japan’s ministry of defense has reiterated its vision to prioritize domestically and foreign acquired standoff weapons and integrated missile defense as it flags threats from China, North Korea and Russia. In the country’s 2024 Defense White Paper, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara says Japan “finds...
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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