Japan Self-Defence Forces soldiers prepare to refuel a unit of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo April 10, 2013. Reuters/Issei Kato
Reuters: Exclusive: Japan interested in joining NATO missile consortium
Japan is interested in joining a NATO missile building consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is encouraging because it could pave the way for Japan to lead similar partnerships in Asia, sources said.
The 12-country NATO consortium oversees development and shares the costs of the SeaSparrow missile, an advanced ship-borne weapon designed to destroy anti-ship sea-skimming missiles and attack aircraft. The missile is made by U.S. weapons firms Raytheon (RTN.N) and General Dynamics (GD.N).
In May, Japanese naval officers traveled to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in The Hague to learn more about the consortium, Japan's navy and a U.S. source familiar with the trip told Reuters.
Update #1: Japan 'interested' in joining NATO missile building consortium – report -- RT
Update #2: Japan eyes NATO missile-building consortium -- EJInsight
WNU Editor: They see the money.
War news just asking will you post about the new unrest in Ukraine with pravy sector? From their website: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpravyysektor.info%2F&edit-text=
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv-post-plus/right-sector-withdraws-from-front-as-conflict-with-government-escalates-videos-393265.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/11734520/Ukrainian-forces-surround-nationalist-militia-following-deadly-attack-in-western-Ukraine.html Seems like they are getting support from the Donbass battalion and Azov, this can get ugly, would be nice to get you'r perspective about this?
IF Poroshenko will handle this or if there may be a coup.