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December 11, 2018

Japan to ramp up defense spending to pay for new fighters, radar

Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to boost defense spending over the next five years to help pay for new

September 20, 2018

Japan could use Aegis Ashore system to shoot down Guam-bound missiles, official says

Stars and Stripes: TOKYO — Japan will legally be able to use planned Aegis Ashore systems to intercept North Korean

August 31, 2018

North Korea Missile Shield Fuels Japan’s Biggest Defense Increase Since 2014

Bloomberg: Japan’s Defense Ministry is requesting its biggest budget increase in five years, driven in part by a U.S.-made missile

August 28, 2018

Japan says North Korea still poses dire security threat

Reuters: TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday North Korea still posed a dire threat to its security despite a

August 15, 2018

Construction issues still plague Polish Aegis Ashore site

Defense News: WASHINGTON — Construction issues that have plagued the Polish Aegis Ashore missile defense site remain unresolved, but the

August 6, 2018

US Congress approved 12.9 billion US dollars for the Romania-based missile defense system

Act Media: President Klaus Iohannis hails the United States’ strong commitment to European security and defense, reflected in the 2019

August 3, 2018

US missile defense system in Romania threatens Russia’s security, says diplomat

TASS: BUCHAREST, August 2. /TASS/. The US missile defense system Aegis Ashore stationed at a military base in the Romanian

August 2, 2018

Romania’s minister of defense: “At Deveselu base we deal with ballistic missiles; we don’t have them there”

Business Review: The Romanian minister of defense, Mihai Fifor, says the missile defense shield at Deveslu base, in the southern

July 30, 2018

Japan is ready to ink a $1.2 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for missile defense systems

Defense News: The Japanese government has officially chosen Lockheed Martin to provide the radar arrays for its forthcoming Aegis Ashore

July 25, 2018

Govt. puts off missile defense system field survey

News on Japan: Japan’s Defense Ministry has decided to postpone a procedure to deploy a new missile defense system due