A partial estimate for an alternative to the land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense system abruptly scrapped this summer came up with a minimum figure of 190 billion yen ($1.8 billion).

On the other hand, purchasing and maintaining two Aegis destroyers for 30 years came with an estimated price tag of about 700 billion yen, about 1.5 times more than the Aegis Ashore system.

The US Navy has begun deploying its land-based Aegis missile defense system, Aegis Ashore, in Guam. Located in the middle of ...

Cost is another matter. Getting Aegis ashore quickly, in a year or so, would cost about a billion dollars. The manufacturers (Lockheed Martin for the radar and Raytheon, which also makes the Patriot, ...

The cancellation of the controversial missile defense program is seen as discrimination by Okinawans, who have long fought base construction on similar grounds.

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Japanese authorities annul plan to deploy Aegis Ashore systems — agency TOKYO, June 26. /TASS/. The decision of Japanese authorities to cancel plans to deploy US Aegis Ashore missile defense ...

TASS/. Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono announced on Thursday that the country’s authorities had made the decision to annul the plan of deploying US-made Aegis Ashore missile defense systems ...

"The United States arrogantly ignored warnings from Russia and China," Russia's veteran foreign minister told state media.

The price for two Aegis Ashore batteries could exceed $5.4 billion -- over twice the amount initially cited by the Japanese government. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet approved the ...

But Tokyo’s decision to suspend its plan to deploy Aegis Ashore units may signal a major shift in the strategy. Japan was planning to purchase two Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense systems ...