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US, Japan plan joint missile factory

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CEBU, Philippines -- The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said.

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    US and Japan, long alarmed by China’s aggression, agree to establish missile-production facility (opens MyNorthwest)

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    CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said late Wednesday.

  2. WKBN Youngstown

    US and Japan to establish Japanese facility for joint missile production (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said late Wednesday. It is the latest move by the allies, which have repeatedly expressed alarm over China’s growing assertivenes…

  3. Wall Street Journal

    As Missile Stockpiles Dwindle and China Looms, U.S. Turns to Japan for Production (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Tokyo and Washington agreed to establish a facility in Japan to assemble key air-to-air missiles.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said

  5. Triblive

    U.S. and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    CEBU, Philippines — The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said.

  6. Fortune

    ‘Operation Supercharge’: Japan and U.S. agree to develop Japanese missile facility—a ‘strong, quiet and clear’ message against China’s naval activity (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi made the announcement in a news conference where he met U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US, Japan plan joint missile factory (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    CEBU, Philippines -- The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said.

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