Japan Receives First Tomahawk, Joint Strike Missiles

 JSM handover ceremony in Norway

Officials at the JSM handover ceremony in Norway.

Credit: Japanese Defense Ministry
SINGAPORE—Japan has begun taking deliveries of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and Tomahawk cruise missile, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters, as the country moves to strengthen its standoff strike capabilities across air, land and sea domains. The Japanese Defense Ministry said the...
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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