Japan Defense Forces will establish new rockets of increased range for their submarines. This was reported by Yomiuri agency since sources in the Japanese government.
Several officials said that the arsenal of the military underwater fleet will expand on missiles capable of hitting the goals at a distance of one thousand kilometers. According to the developers, it will allow attacking enemy vessels and ground military bases without a threat to get under retaliation.
On their design and implementation, the Ministry of Defense spent more than 340 million dollars. According to government officials, the submarines will be able to launch new rockets, without rising from under the water, using torpedo plants. Also, the sources stressed that the rockets were created to counteract the “enemy military activity.”
On November 25, Japan’s Foreign Minister Esiimas Hayashi said it was seriously concerned about the growth of Russia and China’s military activity near the Japanese borders. According to him, Senyu Russia sent its aviation and fleet to the Japanese shores.
On October 22, five Russian and five Chinese ships, in the framework of joint exercises, held on the proliferation of Tsugaru between the two islands of the Japanese archipelago. In addition, the fighters of the Air Force (Air Force) of the Self-Defense of Japan climbed anxiety after Russian and Chinese helicopters separated from the squadron and flew at 50 – 100 kilometers from the country’s border.
In the Ministry of Defense of Japan, these maneuvers were called the most “unprecedented demonstration of power” in recent years, and also declared the threat of regional security. On November 21, the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry of Yoshimas Hayashi expressed concern about the aircraft of Russia and the PRC, which patrol the waters of the Japanese and East-Chinese seas.