Japan To Deploy Upgraded Long-Range Missiles

2025-08-29 07:03:32

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, Aug 29 (KUNA) -- Japan will deploy an upgraded version of its Type-12 surface-to-ship missile and hyper velocity gliding projectiles at several Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) bases, with schedules moved up by about one year, the Defense Ministry announced Friday.
The new Type-12 system will go first to a GSDF base in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, between fiscal 2025 and 2026, and then to a GSDF base in Shizuoka, central Japan, in fiscal 2027, the ministry said in a press release.
It also confirmed that the sea-launched and air-launched variants, initially planned for fiscal 2028, will instead enter service in fiscal 2027 in Maritime and Air SDF bases in the Tokyo metropolitan area, respectively.
"The Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces are committed to strengthening Japan's standoff defense capabilities to counter invading forces at an early stage and from longer ranges," the ministry said, noting that missile programs are progressing smoothly.
It added that the accelerated deployment reflects the "most severe and complex security environment of the postwar era."
This is the first time the government has disclosed deployment sites for missiles that can serve as "counterstrike capabilities," excluding those launched from vessels. (end)
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