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US–Japan AMRAAM Assembly Facility Agreement
November 2 , 2026
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- The United States and Japan agreed to establish a facility in Japan for the final assembly and inspection of AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs).
- The facility is part of Operation Supercharge, a joint initiative to accelerate defence equipment and technology cooperation.
- The agreement aims to strengthen Japan's defence industry, secure missile supplies for both countries and address rising demand amid depleted US missile stocks.
- Both countries also agreed to share technical information to increase the production of Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missiles.
- AMRAAM uses active radar guidance, inertial navigation at long range and fire-and-forget technology, allowing aircraft to engage multiple targets.
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