Japan approves the introduction of Aegis Ashore missile defence system amid rising threat from North Korea. The approval will allow the Defense Ministry to buy two Aegis Ashore systems to add to Japan’s current missile defense systems which comprises of seven batteries of land based Patriot missile systems and Aegis-equipped destroyers. The Japanese Defense Ministry is also planning to bring forward the deadline, currently set at the end of March next year, for a plan to increase the number of Aegis ships from the current four to five (through upgrading of its fleet of six Kongo and Atago-class guided missile destroyers).
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