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The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a joint facility in Japan for the final assembly and inspection of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, known as AMRAAM, under the cooperation program called Operation Supercharge. The agreement was announced by Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a news conference on the sidelines of the ASEAN defence chiefs' summit in Cebu.
Both officials said the move is intended to strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan‑U.S. alliance amid growing regional security concerns, including increased Chinese naval activity near southwestern Japan. The partners also discussed broader defence industrial cooperation and coordination on cyber security.
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