Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s air defense units in Miyakojima island and Ishigakijima island in Okinawa Prefecture will be the first in the country to receive the new Type 3 Chū-SAM Kai air defense missile system.
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The defense ministry has allocated $176 million to introduce the new system into service in its initial budget request for fiscal 2017. The money will go towards buying one set of launcher, radar and associative equipment.
The new missile is expected to roll out in 2021.