Japan pumping up military with drones, U.S. aircraft to counter Chinese threats

Japan plans to beef up its military with a wide-range of new arsenal to deal with Chinese national security threats. The island nation plans to spend roughly $232 billion over the next five years on hardware it believes is capable of securing disputed islands in the South China Sea. The list of purchases includes “anti-missile destroyers, submarines, 52 amphibious vehicles, surveillance drones, U.S. fighter planes and 17 Boeing Osprey aircraft, capable of vertical take-off,” the BBC reported.

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