The Japanese government will transfer interceptor missiles for the United States’ Patriot air defense system to replenish American stockpiles, repealing a law banning shipments of the lethal weapons, reports The Japan Times.
“This decision will contribute to Japan’s security, peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region by ensuring that the US Armed Forces, in close cooperation with the Japanese Security Forces, will continue to maintain a credible deterrence and response capability,” he said. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
He added that President Biden “highly appreciates and supports the leading role” that Japan is playing.
Japan’s government on Friday eased strict rules on the export of defense products, allowing Japan to make its first export of lethal military equipment next year, it added. Ukrainian truth.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration explained that the transfer of defense equipment has become an important policy tool both to “prevent unilateral changes to the status quo by force and to create the desired security environment for Japan.”
2023-12-22 17:45:46
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