U.S. Approves Standard Missile-6 Sale for Japan’s Aegis Destroyers

While Japan is in the process of massively up-gunning itself with other U.S. weapons, the SM-6 represents a specific strategic capability against ballistic missile threats. The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 150 SM-6 Block Is (Standard Missile-6 Block I), worth $900 million, for Japan as part of a BMD (Ballistic Missile Defense) […]

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