
The U.S. will explore expanding munitions co-production opportunities with Japan, to include manufacturing of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), officials confirmed on Sunday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were in Tokyo for a meeting with their Japanese counterparts, Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa and Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara, and the officials said the two countries discussed “high-priority efforts to pursue mutually beneficial co-production opportunities” that would help “meet critical demand for such advanced…