Ties between Tokyo and Washington need to be strengthened further Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada says Japan and the US are in
Ties between Tokyo and Washington need to be strengthened further, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada says
Japan and the US are in discussions on joining forces to develop interceptors capable of shooting down hypersonic weapons, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has said.
Hamada made the announcement at a press conference after talks with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Tokyo on Thursday.
“Regarding defense equipment and technology cooperation, we’ve agreed to deepen cooperation and to advance discussions on unmanned aerial vehicles as well as the possibility of joint development in the future of an interceptor to counter hypersonic technology,” he said.
Japan and the US will “cooperate more than ever” in view of continued missile tests by North Korea, Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and challenges posed by China, Hamada stressed.
