Japan’s National Security Council proposal on Aegis Ashore alternatives

Japan’s National Security Council met on Aug. 25 and one of the slides show the proposal to implement the Aegis Ashore missile defense system with the missile interceptors located on various types of platforms.

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There are three main options, the first is to put everything on a mega floating platform, the second choice is to have the missile interceptors separated from the radar, and lastly is to combine the SPY-7 radar with existing warships equipped with Aegis systems.

For option two, the missiles inside a VLS can be mounted on a float, or a commercial vessel and lastly on a warship.