U.S. tells Japan that Aegis Ashore is meant to be installed on land only
There are some in Japan’s government who would like to have the Aegis Ashore system installed on a maritime platform.
This will prevent Tokyo from breaking the contract and pay a penalty for it.
However, the United States has told Japan that the system is meant to be installed on land and putting it out at sea will increase the complexity of installation.
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