Japan eyes upgrading Aegis ships to take Tomahawk missiles by FY 2027

The Japanese government plans to upgrade all eight of its Aegis destroyers by fiscal 2027 so that they can be installed with Tomahawk cruise missiles purchased from the United States, a government source said Saturday.The move is intended to enable Japan to launch long-range missiles from various locations as the country seeks to develop capabilities that can strike targets inside an adversary's territory, amid North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats and China's military rise.According to the source, Japan plans to acquire the latest Tomahawk Block-5 missiles with a range of about…READ FULL ARTICLE