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Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan
Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will be deployed first with units on the main island of Kyushu, ...
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The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship
In the Sibuyan Sea on Oct. 23, the Japanese First Strike Force lost heavy cruisers Atago and Maya to U.S ... Compared to the Fletcher class destroyer with its five 5-inch dual-purpose guns ...
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Japan shows China and North Korea it can shoot down ballistic missiles, with some help from the US
An upgraded Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Atago-class guided-missile destroyer detected and tracked a simple, separating ballistic missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility ...
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North Korea threat prompts Japan to review its missile defense
Four Congo-class and two Atago-class destroyers are equipped with Aegis SM-3 missiles, designed to engage missile in the mid-course phase. If this system fails, three battalions of land-based ...
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Deployment of American ABMs in Japan poses no threat to Russia — Japanese defense chief
Four Congo-class and two Atago-class destroyers are equipped with Aegis SM-3 missiles, designed to engage missile in the mid-course phase. If this system fails, three battalions of land-based ...
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold missile defense drills to counter North Korea
U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold, and Japan’s Atago destroyer, also equipped with Aegis radar systems. The three countries would focus on mastering response procedures from detection to ...