American weapons can help Japan and South Korea deal with North Korea 0
The SM-3 Block IIA missile can significantly increase Japan’s interception power.
US President Donald Trump announced on September 5 that he would allow South Korea and Japan to buy large amounts of advanced US military equipment to deter North Korea after its sixth nuclear test. According to Defense One, Washington has
Missile defense system
Tokyo is planning to upgrade its missile shield on a large scale.
The new budget estimate also proposes upgrading the radar, adding the Aegis Ashore complex, a land-based version of the Aegis combat system equipped on many modern warships of the US, Japan and South Korea.
Roman Schweizer, an analyst at the Cowen Washington Research Group, said Tokyo is also considering buying the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to increase its missile interception capabilities.
Missile attack
On September 4, President Trump also approved in principle the removal of weight and range limits on South Korean ballistic missiles.
It is likely that Washington will rush to transfer many types of bombs and missiles from its strategic weapons reserve to Seoul.
Japan can also purchase weapons that were banned in the past, including BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles and multi-role strike missiles (JSM).
The solution helps Japan pre-emptively attack North Korea
JSM missiles destroy targets on land.
Plane
Both South Korea and Japan have ordered F-35 stealth fighters.
The RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is also on the procurement consideration list of two US allies.
The first F-35 fighter assembled by Japan.
Japan needs to deploy a large number of fighter aircraft in an all-out response campaign.
These activities require large amounts of fuel, which Japan’s small fleet of KC-767J refueling aircraft cannot meet.
