Japan eyes aircraft carrier deployment, cyber defense boost in 10 yrs

Japan decided Tuesday to pursue the deployment of aircraft carriers for the first time since the end of World War II and beef up its defense in new domains of warfare, such as cyberspace, under its new 10-year defense policy.The latest national defense guidelines, which will enable Japan to modify helicopter carriers so they can launch U.S.-made F-35B fighter jets, were adopted as the government sees the security environment increasing in uncertainty amid China's expanding military activities and rapid advances in technology."We need to develop truly effective defense abilities, rather than…READ FULL ARTICLE