Defense Agency seeks budget boost, 150 bil. yen for missile defense
Japan's Defense Agency is seeking 150 billion yen for missile defense in its fiscal 2006 budget. Japan's defense spending will increase to 4.88 trillion yen to fund for aircraft upgrades.
The agency is also seeking 5.8 billion yen for upgrading the antisubmarine capabilities of its P-3C patrol aircraft after a Chinese nuclear submarine intruded into Japanese waters last November.
Of the 150 billion yen for missile defense, 19.3 billion yen will be used to deploy the FPS-XX ground-based phased-array radar system to detect ballistic missiles and 85.2 billion yen for PAC3 missiles.
2.7 billion yen is needed to upgrade midair refueling capabilities of C-130s and a total of 960 million yen for research related to long-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.
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