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Japan’s Ministry of Defense revealed on Aug. 7 that they are considering using unmanned aerial vehicles for early detection of hypersonic missiles flying at Mach 5 and faster.
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The U.S. Navy has chosen Saab as the contractor to field a replacement for the MK 9 Tracker Illuminator System. The contract was worth $32 million.
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The U.S. government is selling another batch of RIM-116C Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 2 missiles to Japan.
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The Yomiuri reports that the Japan Ministry of Defense intends to deploy anti-ship and anti-air missile units to Ishigaki Island next year.
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South Korean defense firm LIG Nex1 says its proposed solution for the South Korean navy CIWS-II program has scored the highest marks in the evluation by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).