TOKYO -- Japan will adopt a system in 2020 that allows its defense forces to simultaneously share information on enemy missiles with the U.S. military, enabling the allies to better track and destroy them.
Cooperative engagement capability, or CEC, is already used by America's armed forces to see what each other sees. Currently, even Japanese ships equipped with the Aegis missile defense system can shoot down missiles only after they are visible on their own radar. CEC will integrate Japanese forces into the U.S. military's radar and sensor network.
