The JS Chokai destroyer, pictured loading a mock Tomahawk canister, is expected to achieve operational status by the summer of 2028.
Credit: Japan Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency
For centuries, the sea has served as Japan’s first line of defense. That natural moat that once repelled Mongol invasions has evolved into an area in which the country is trying to sustain security across the Asia-Pacific region as tensions with China, North Korea and Russia intensify. To deal with...
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