US & Japan Launch ‘Operation Supercharge’ To Jointly Produce Advanced Air-To-Air Missiles Amid Rising Regional Security Concerns

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Cabu: 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 defence chief said late Wednesday. Also Watch: It is the latest move by the allies, which have repeatedly expressed alarm over China’s growing aggression in Asia. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi made the announcement in a news conference Wednesday night in the central province of Cebu, where he met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of an annual meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs and their major Asian and Western counterparts. The annual meetings…

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