Japan, U.S. to Begin Missile Defense Radar Research

The Japanese Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy have agreed to launch a joint research program on an advanced missile defense radar, Jiji Press reported today (see GSN, Feb. 7).

The program is due to last through 2007 at a cost of $87.5 million. Tokyo pledged to provide approximately half of that amount, according to Jiji Press.

The proposed radar system would be able to detect a high-speed ballistic missile with a range of 3,000 kilometers, according to Japanese defense officials (Jiji Press/Mainichi Daily News, April 6).

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