Japan's current anti -ship missile range will reach 2,000 kilometers, which means that missiles can hit the Chinese capital Beijing.If the missile is included, this will be the biggest range of missiles that the Japanese Self -Defense Force owns.
According to the Japanese media production news report, a number of relevant people of the Japanese government revealed the above news yesterday.The new anti -ship missiles can be launched from Japan to China and North Korea.
It is understood that if the missile is deployed on the southwest islands in Japan, the range of 1500 kilometers can be hit to Pyongyang, and the range of 2,000 kilometers can be hit to Beijing.In addition, the missile may be launched from a ship or airplane.
Reports pointed out that the research and development of new anti -ship missiles in the Japanese Defense Agency began in 2018. As of 2020, the R & D budget has reached 10.5 billion yen (S $ 135 million).Missile samples will be developed in 2022 and planned to conduct guides performance tests in the same year.
The Japanese Cabinet Meeting officially decided on the 21st this year's government budget.Among them, the budget of military expenses increased by 0.5%year -on -year to 534.22 trillion yen.Among the increasingly expanding military expenses, the investment in missiles and investment in new fighters have increased significantly.Japan Economic News directly pointed out that the increase in missile military expenses is to deal with the military strength of China and North Korea.
In addition, Japan's recent cabinet conference also decided to increase the range of the 12 -type anti -ship missile.Although the range is currently extended from the original 200 kilometers to 900 kilometers, the ultimate goal is to extend the range to 1500 kilometers.The final range of Japanese new anti -ship missiles and 12 anti -ship missiles will be comparable to the US Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of over 1,600 kilometers.
