World · 5 d ago
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US and Japan agree to build a missile assembly plant in Japan
Japan's defence minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, said the plant will handle final assembly and inspection of AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, which the F-35 relies on.
What we know
- AMRAAM final assembly and inspection will be done in Japan
Not yet
- Where the plant will be
- When it will be built
- How many missiles it can produce
The plant's location, construction timeline, capacity and Japanese industrial partner have not been disclosed.
Background
The deal is part of a joint effort called Operation Supercharge. The two countries also agreed to share technical information to raise production of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor.
