Japan and U.S. move closer to co-production of air-to-air missile

AIM-120 AMRAAM in high demand in Ukraine to fend off Russian bombs

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A U.S. Air Force member unloads an AIM-120 missile to be put on an F-16 fighter plane at Misawa Air Base in Japan. (U.S. Air Force)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and Japan will begin a feasibility study in the coming days to speed up efforts toward co-production of air-to-air missiles to shore up American stockpiles that have been depleted by the war in Ukraine.

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