According to The Aviationist, this move follows a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package cleared by the U.S. State Department on August 28, 2023. Under this program, Tokyo will procure 50 JASSM-ER missiles for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) F-15J jets, significantly boosting its long-range strike capabilities.


The MoD aims to “drastically strengthen its stand-off defense capability,” enabling Japan to conduct attacks from beyond the reach of adversary anti-aircraft missiles. This comes amid heightened tensions between the US-Japan-Taiwan alliance and the China-Russia-North Korea bloc over the past two years. The $104 million FMS package also includes anti-jam global positioning systems, missile containers, and training missiles.




https://defence-blog.com/japan-approves-jassm-er-missile-purchase-for-its-f-15j-jets/





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