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Saturday, August 03, 2013

Potential Purchase of Aegis Destroyers Marks a Trend for Japan's Defense Policy

Kongo-class destroyerKyodo News reported on July 6th that the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) is assessing the option to purchase two additional Aegis-equipped destroyers for BMD missions.

The country’s current Aegis fleet consists of four Kongo-class destroyers.

Combined with the commissioning of two Aegis-equipped destroyers currently under renovation, the new purchase would effectively double Japan’s Aegis fleet and make eight destroyers available for BMD missions in out years.

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