Japan signs $2.8-B missile development deals

By Associated Press

Apr 13, 2023 12:18 am

TOKYO: Japan's Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday it had signed contracts worth nearly 380 billion yen ($2.8 billion) with the East Asian country's top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass-produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026 amid growing fears of China's increasing military strength.

The contracts include enhanced versions of Mitsubishi's Type 12 missiles for surface, sea and air launches, and a hypersonic ballistic missile for the defense of remote islands.

READY TO SPEND The exterior of Japan’s Defense Ministry, with its sign at the main entrance, in the capital Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2021. AP FILE PHOTO

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