Japanese Defense Ministry signs contract to purchase 400 US-made long-rage Tomahawk missiles
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Japanese Defense Ministry agreed to purchase 400 long-rage Tomahawk missiles from the United States and officials from both countries met in Tokyo on Thursday to sign a contract.
Japan will "strengthen its stand-off defense capabilities in order to disrupt and defeat the forces invading Japan early and from far away," the Japan Ministry of Defense/Japan Self-Defense Forces said in a press release on Wednesday. "In order to swiftly build this capability, JMOD / JSDF is, first of all, working towards the prompt procurement of indigenous stand-off missiles."
"In addition, as announced in October of last year, the Government of Japan has also decided to procure Tomahawk, which is complementary the indigenous stand-off missiles, one year ahead of schedule," the statement continued.
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