Japan Studying New Air Defense Destroyer

Arleigh Burke class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Milius.

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Japan is studying a new class of air defense destroyer that is equipped with a railgun, new surface-to-air missiles and directed energy weapons to better counter large-scale missile strikes and asymmetrical attacks. Designated the 13DDX, the concept was first presented by Vice Adm. Shinichi Imayoshi...
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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