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Japan is looking at buying Tomahawks

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Kyodo News says Tokyo is considering getting the American Tomahawk cruise missile for its destroyers.

US Navy 021110-N-0000X-002 A Tactical
By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The missiles will allow Japan to strike North Korea’s missile bases from afar.

The government is giving the proposal full consideration.

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One thought on “Japan is looking at buying Tomahawks”

  1. It is relevant and suitable for Japan to obtain Tomahawks, since their top tier warship have Mk-41 VLS as standard weapon fits. They will now have “Offensive” land attack capability AND the anti-ship version which they call “Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST)” which could compliment its existing Type 90 Ship-to-Ship Missile which has a shorter range.

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