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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Drones, amphibious vehicles, Ospreys and attack jets on Japan’s arms shopping list

V-22 OspreyJapan said it intends to boost military spending by 5 percent over the next five years and will include military hardware to bolster defense of far-flung islands amid a territorial row with China.

The cabinet of hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed 24.7 trillion yen (US$240 billion) would be spent between 2014 and 2019, including on drones, submarines, fighter jets and amphibious vehicles, in a strategic shift towards the south and west, AFP reports.

The shopping list is part of efforts by Abe to normalize the military in Japan, which has been officially pacifist since defeat in World War II.

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