CNN: Trump admin approves $133 million anti-ballistic missile sale to Japan
Washington (CNN)The Trump administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it has approved the potential sale of SM-3 anti-ballistic missiles to Japan in a deal estimated to be worth $133.3 million, according to a State Department statement.
Included in the sale are four Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missiles, four MK 29 missile canisters, and other technical, engineering and logistics support services.
The SM-3 Block IIA is an anti-ballistic missile that can be employed on Aegis-class destroyers or on land, via the Aegis Ashore program, according to a State Department official.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: I am surprised that this is only a $133 million sale. I expected a bigger [urchase from the Japanese.
More News On The U.S. Approving A $133 Million Anti-Ballistic Missile Sale To Japan
U.S. Approves Anti-Ballistic Missile Sale to Japan Amid North Korea Threat -- US News and World Report/Reuters
Japan cleared to buy advanced SM-3 -- Military Times
US OKs selling Japan missiles to shoot down North Korean missiles -- Fox News
US to sell Japan $133M in missiles to counter North Korea threat -- The Hill
3 comments:
They will probably try it soon, and then order more
One's all you need when the reverse engineering is baked in. And the Japanese - unlike the Chinese - generally don't do it wrong.
Anonymous and Russ,
I pretty much agree. This is probably all that they need to purchase. If they need extra, they will develop it domestically. This needs to be the ultimate goal anyway. US resources are limited. If we are manufacturing anti-ballistic weapons systems to sell to Japan, we cannot be using those precious resources to meet our military/defense needs.
Post a Comment