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Japan: anti-missile shield programme got a go-ahead

Tokyo, Japan - The Standard and the Patriot guided rockets to protect the country against the threat represented by the North Korean ballistic missiles

Japan finally launched the programme for the development of a defensive shield to increase the homeland protection against the threat represented by the North Korean ballistic missiles. The entire project cost is forecasted to be worth around EUR 1bn and it will involve the 2006-2007 domestic budget. The system is being developed in cooperation with the United States and, in fact, the surface-to-air...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 133832
Rome, Italy, 12/28/2005 14:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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