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Japan Plans To Expand Missile Defense Systems, Includes Aegis Ashore

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Japan Plans To Expand Missile Defense Systems, Includes Aegis Ashore
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera shake hands at the opening of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”), at the State Department on August 17, 2017. (Photo: U.S. State Department)

The Japanese government plans to increase its missile defense systems, the Japanese Defense Minister said Thursday at a joint press availability with Japanese and U.S. government officials.Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, through an interpreter, said his government “will continue to promote cooperation in ballistic missile defense, including acquisition of new assets, and enhanced capability in new domains such as space and cyberspace.”They intend to strengthen the joint responsive posture this way, Onodera said at a joint press conference following a…

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