US and Japan team up to build more missiles

The two countries are opening a new facility in Japan to make more weapons as they prepare for potential threats.

The United States and Japan are teaming up to make more missiles. They have reached a formal agreement to set up a new production facility inside Japan. This deal is a big deal for two reasons. First, it will help them make more AMRAAM missiles. These are advanced weapons used by fighter jets to hit targets in the air. By building them in Japan, the two countries can get more of these missiles ready much faster than they could before. Second, they are also working to increase how many SM-3 missiles they can make. These are used to shoot down incoming missiles, which helps keep the region s…