Britain, Japan reached research agreement on new air-to-air missile technology

Britain and Japan have agreed to jointly research new air-to-air missile technology, Asahi Shibum reports.

The agreement was reached during the first formal meeting between British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and the Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in London on Jan. 21.

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