"The unit will facilitate quicker and more secure troop deployments," Nakatani stated during a ceremony in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, commemorating the establishment of the Maritime Transportation Group.
As per the deal arranged through the US foreign military sales programme, Japan will pay about USD 1.7 billion to buy up to 400 Tomahawks and related equipment.
Tokyo [Japan], April 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is conducting joint exercises with the Japan self-defense forces in the Sea of Japan with a view to contain North Korea, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Wednesday.
Tokyo [Japan], December 10 (ANI): Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has started to develop its capabilities to counter ever-increasing Chinese capabilities in North Pacific.
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A major coronavirus vaccination centre that can provide shots to up to 10,000 people a day has opened in Japan with the support of Self-Defense Forces (SDF), a Sputnik correspondent reports.
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 5 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday met Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Joint Staff, Chief of Staff, General Koji Yamazaki and Defence Minister Taro Kono and discussed issues of mutual interests.