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Thursday, June 08, 2006

Pentagon Announces Missile Sale to Japan


The Pentagon has notified Congress of the potential sale of up to $438 million worth of shipborne missiles and associated equipment to help Japan upgrade its missile defense system.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcement Tuesday noted that Japan already has four AEGIS destroyers operating with SM-2 missiles at sea and that two more AEGIS destroyers are under construction.

The new sale involves nine upgraded SM-3 missiles and related equipment.

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