The Japanese government has revealed the exact number of Tomahawk cruise missiles it intends to acquire from the United States.
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the revelation during a budget committee meeting in the House of Representatives on Feb. 27. “We plan to acquire 400 missiles,” Kishida was quoted as saying.
Previously, the government refrained from disclosing the quantity of missile purchases to prevent the disclosure of the Self-Defense Force’s ability to sustain combat operations. However, the government decided to make a U-turn on the issue after the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan raise the subject to Kishida during a budget meeting on Feb. 22.
These cruise missiles will be deployed on Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyers in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 after the contract is signed this year.
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