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JAPAN’S LDP APPROVES CABINET’S DRAFT PLAN ON LONG-RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES
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- Japan’s LDP approves Cabinet’s draft plan on long-range anti-ship missiles.
- On Friday, the Cabinet will approve the above mentioned plan.
- The standoff missile will be capable of launching itself from land as w...
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE IN JAPAN OVER ACUIRING STRIKE CAPABILTY VESSELS
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- Discussions continue in Japan over acquiring strike capability vessels.
- No deadline for decision on the above matter has yet been decided.
- The Cabinet Office is yet to approve a plan a next week over building of two new n...
BUILDING OF NEW AEGIS SHIPS TO GET ITS APPROVAL FROM THE JAPANESE CABINET
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- Building of new Aegis ships to get its approval from the Japanese Cabinet.
- The plan will replace the land-based missile interceptor system.
- The plan is expected to be given the nod as early as mid-December.
- The...
LDP DEFENSE POLICYMAKERS SHOW SUPPORT TO BUILD NEW AEGIS SHIPS
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- LDP defense policymakers show support to build new Aegis ships.
- The Japanese government has been seeking three off-shore alternative options.
- Reportedly, the ships are expected to install functions to counter cruise missi...
THE NEW AEGIS SHORE SHIP WILL COST OVER 500 BILLION YEN FOR JAPAN TO BUILD
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- The new Aegis Shore ship will cost over 500 billion yen for Japan to build.
- The new plan is more expensive than the scrapped land-based interception system.
- Japan plans to build two advanced Aegis destroyers.
- T...
JAPAN WILL NOT REFER TO ACQUIRING STRIKE CAPABILITIES AGAINST FOREIGN BASES
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- Japan will not refer to acquiring strike capabilities against foreign bases.
- Next month the Defense Ministry will be revising its national defense plan.
- The Japanese government had scrapped the Aegis Ashore missile defens...
JAPAN CONSIDERS USING LARGE SHIP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
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- Japan considers using large ship as an alternative to Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
- Defense Ministry may use a 9,000-ton ship for the same.
- The decision will be made around the year's end.
- The land-...
JAPAN AND THE U.S PUSH AHEAD WITH AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE INTERCEPTION SYSTEM
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- Japan and the U.S push ahead with Aegis Ashore missile interception system.
- Japanese Defense Minister had talks with the U.S counterpart for the same.
- Japan is examining three sea-based plans for the missile interception...
DEFENSE MINISTRY OF JAPAN TO SEEK A NEW BUDGET OF $51.8 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2021
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- Defense Ministry of Japan to seek a new budget of $51.8 billion for fiscal 2021.
- The ministry will make a budget request by the end of September.
- The new unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force will be headquartered at the...
U.S ASKED TO BUILD SPECIAL SHIPS ONLY TO COUNTER BALLISTIC MISSILES BY JAPAN
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- U.S asked to build special ships only to counter ballistic missiles by Japan.
- This is an alternative plan suggested by Japan instead of the land-based missile defense system.
- The previous plan was initiated to counter mi...