Why Japan Aims To Extend Ground-Launched Missile Range

Type 12 ground-launched, anti-ship cruise missile.
Credit: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
One reason why Japan is pursuing development of an improved, extended-range Type 12 ground-launched, anti-ship cruise missile is to push back against U.S. plans to host its intermediate-range missiles on Japanese soil, a Japanese government official told the Mainichi newspaper. The range of the...

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