Japan Anticipates Paying One-Third of Costs for Joint Missile Defense Program With U.S.

Japan announced today that it expects to provide one-third of the funding for an antiballistic missile system it is planning to develop with the United States, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Dec. 6).

“The Japanese government estimates the cost would be about $1.0 to $1.2 billion for the development program,” said a Defense Agency spokeswoman. The agency requested $25.56 million for fiscal 2006 for the project, she added.

The Yomiuri Shimbun had previously reported that Washington envisioned an even split on costs for the system with Tokyo, according to AFP (Agence France-Presse/SpaceWar.com, Dec. 15).

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