JAPAN CONSIDERS USING LARGE SHIP AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM

Highlights –

• Japan considers using large ship as an alternative to Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
• Defense Ministry may use a 9,000-ton ship for the same.
• The decision will be made around the year's end.
• The land-based Aegis plan is to address the increased threat of North Korean ballistic missiles.

Japanese Defense Ministry on Saturday is sai....