ญี่ปุ่นส่งออก “ขีปนาวุธแพทริออต” ช่วยเติมเต็มคลังแสงให้กองทัพสหรัฐเป็นครั้งแรก

ญี่ปุ่นส่งออก – ภาพประกอบ – The Japanese government previously limited the export of U.S.-licensed defense products to components. But in 2023, it implemented new rules to allow not just parts but also completed products to be shipped at the request of the country where the manufacturing license originated. U.S. soldiers wait beside a U.S. Patriot missile system at a Turkish military base in Gaziantep, on Feb. 5, 2013. Reuters file

ญี่ปุ่นส่งออก – ภาพประกอบ – Japan has exported domestically produced Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptors to the United States for the first time under eased restrictions, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The M901 launching station is used to transport, point and launch the Patriot missile. Credit: Capt. Marion Jo Nederhoed

ภาพประกอบ – The export of the missiles in the Air Self-Defense Force’s possession was made at the request of the United States, so that Washington could replenish its own stockpile as it provides military support to Ukraine amid Kyiv’s ongoing war with Russia, the sources said. A Defense Ministry official said the ministry has confirmed that the interceptors, used in Japan as part of its antiballistic missile shield, will only be used by the U.S. military and not be provided to a third country. It is unclear how many interceptors were exported. Lockheed Martin