BUILDING OF NEW AEGIS SHIPS TO GET ITS APPROVAL FROM THE JAPANESE CABINET

Highlights –

• 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

Highlights –

• 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...

SK TO ROLL-OUT HOME-GROWN DEFENSE SYSTEMS THWARTING NK AGGRESSION

• South Korea has drawn a plan to develop its own interceptor system like Israel's Iron Dome in the next five years to defend the country's ingrained infrastructure in Seoul against North Korea's potent long-range artillery threats, the defense ministry said Monday.
• U...