19.12.2017
Each system, developed by Lockheed Martin Corp., costs around 100 billion yen (888 million USA dollars), the officials said. In addition, they said the new systems would help take the burden off the current Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) Aegis-equipped destroyers, installed with Standard Missile-3 interceptors, and the Air Self-Defense Force's (ASDF) ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors (PAC-3).