Defence Notes
PREMIUM: Japan invests in hypersonic and stand-off missiles
Japan's Self-Defense Force (SDF) is developing and buying new classes of missile aimed to counter the threats it perceives in its neighbourhood, including a belligerent North Korea's ballistic missile programme and claims on Japanese islands by an assertive China.
Tokyo’s intentions were made clear in the recently ...
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