The Protection Ministry plans to equip the Maritime Self-Protection Pressure (MSDF)’s Aegis destroyer Chokai with a perform to launch U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, in line with sources.
The ministry has requested ¥1.8 billion ($12.3 million) for the plan underneath the federal government’s fiscal 2025 finances.
The Chokai, deployed on the MSDF’s Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, would be the first Japanese Aegis destroyer outfitted with a counterstrike functionality. The federal government’s Nationwide Safety Technique stipulates a coverage for the nation to own counterstrike capabilities.
