Japan announced plans to develop and build an array of advanced long-range missiles as it bolsters its defenses amid increasing tensions with neighboring China.
The Japanese Defense Ministry said it had signed contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop and mass produce the weapons under a plan extending to 2027. The deals, worth more than $2.8 billion, follow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement in December that he planned to boost defense spending and enable Japan to possess “counterstrike capabilities,” the ability to directly attack another country’s territory in the event of an emergency and under specific circumstances.
Defense industry news site Janes reported that the updgraded Type 12 will have a range of up to 1,000 kilometers , five times the reach of the current version. At the same time, MHI will begin development of submarine-launched missiles that could be fired by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s fleet of conventionally powered boats. In December, Kishida instructed his defense and finance ministers to secure funds to increase Japan’s defense budget to 2% of current GDP in 2027.
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