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Building two warships to replace Aegis Ashore for Japan will cost $4.8 billion

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A audit into the costs of building two new warships as the alternative for Aegis Ashore has found that it will cost Japan $4.8 billion.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03 (FTI-03).

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VAQ-131 completes expeditionary deployment in Japan, replaced by VAQ-135

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VAQ-131 has completed its first expeditionary deployment at NAF Misawa, Japan on Nov. 6 and was reliefed by VAQ-135.

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MISAWA, Japan (Aug. 25, 2020) – EA-18G Growlers assigned to the “Lancers” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 and P-8A Poseidons assigned to the “Screaming Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 1 and “The Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 go through preflight preparation on the Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa flight line. NAF Misawa provides aviation and ground logistics support and services to all permanent and transient U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces in Northern Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)

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