PNN – The US State Department, according to the country’s Security and Defense Cooperation Agency, has agreed to sell advanced missiles to Japan worth $3.64 billion.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Sputnik, the American Security and Defense Cooperation Agency said in a statement that the sale of “advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles AIM-120C-8 and AIM-120D-3 and their related equipment to the Japanese government with the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country” takes place”.
The statement said that the purpose of selling these advanced weapons is to improve the security of a major ally that is a force in the political stability and economic growth of the Indo-Pacific region.
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The US State Department has stated that Japan has no problem importing these equipment and services to its armed forces.
Japan plans to increase its defense spending to 43 trillion yen (about 237 billion dollars) per year by 2027. Therefore, it is expected that the country’s military spending will increase significantly every year.
However, Tokyo has not yet decided on the sources of defense funding. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba supports raising corporate taxes to cover these costs, but this plan has many opponents even in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party.