JDA purchase may spark missile war

1997-08-20T00:00:00

The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) is requesting initial funding to purchase a small batch of Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM), raising local concern over the future of the indigenous Mitsubishi XAAM-4.

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