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Japan Planning Missile Purchases, Tests

May 7, 2004 :: News

Japan and the United States have tentatively agreed to conduct a joint, sea-based missile interceptor flight test in late 2005, according to Japan’s Kyodo news, and Inside Missile Defense. The interceptor tested would likely be the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), deployed on Aegis destroyers.
        Moreover, Japan has requested to purchase, according to SpaceDaily, nine SM-3 Block 1A missiles and other upgrades, including to the overall Aegis system, worth up to $725 million. (Article)

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