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U.S., Japan Discuss Expanding Munitions Co-Production With AMRAAMs, PAC-3 MSEs

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U.S., Japan Discuss Expanding Munitions Co-Production With AMRAAMs, PAC-3 MSEs
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken conduct a press briefing with Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru and Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko after U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting in Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

The U.S. will explore expanding munitions co-production opportunities with Japan, to include manufacturing of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), officials confirmed on Sunday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were in Tokyo for a meeting with their Japanese counterparts, Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa and Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara, and the officials said the two countries  discussed “high-priority efforts to pursue mutually beneficial co-production opportunities” that would help “meet critical demand for such advanced…

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