Japan plans to bulk order Tomahawk missiles from US
Tokyo, The Gulf Observer: Japan plans to bulk-order Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States by March next year as it begins a rapid military build-up, Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada said on Tuesday.
Japan wants to conclude a contract during the next financial year, which begins April 1, to buy Raytheon Technologies Corp Tomahawks through the U.S. government’s foreign military sales (FMS) program, Hamada said at a regular news briefing, Reuters reported.
Japan’s latest defence budget, which will jump by a quarter from last year, includes $1.6 billion to buy the cruise missiles, part of its biggest military build-up since World War Two. The government hasn’t said how many it will buy, but local media reports said it wants as many as 500.
