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161017-N-VT045-001 CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. (Oct. 17, 2016) Aircraft CF-02, an F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant attached to the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completes a flyover of the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)
161017-N-VT045-001
CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. (Oct. 17, 2016) Aircraft CF-02, an F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant attached to the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 completes a flyover of the guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG
1000). (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Wolfe/Released)

Japan to choose between THAAD or Aegis Ashore

Tokyo is expected to set aside some money to fund a study on whether to buy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system or Aegis Ashore in an attempt to boost its ballistic missile defense capability.

Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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