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''This is the modern destroyer; see [[Kongo-class (battleship)]]'' | |||
Japanese '''Kongo-class''' [[destroyer]]s are manufactured in Japan, but are designed to the licensed plans of the U.S. [[Burke-class]] destroyers. They are built to the basic "Flight I" Burke design, but are now undergoing upgrades to their [[AEGIS battle management system]] and the supplementary [[SPY-2|AN/SPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar]]. This will allow them to use the [[RIM-161 Standard SM-3]] missile, which, from the Sea of Japan, could intercept North Korean offensive missiles. | Japanese '''Kongo-class''' [[destroyer]]s are manufactured in Japan, but are designed to the licensed plans of the U.S. [[Burke-class]] destroyers. They are built to the basic "Flight I" Burke design, but are now undergoing upgrades to their [[AEGIS battle management system]] and the supplementary [[SPY-2|AN/SPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar]]. This will allow them to use the [[RIM-161 Standard SM-3]] missile, which, from the Sea of Japan, could intercept North Korean offensive missiles. | ||
Japan also has land-based [[MIM-104 Patriot]] missiles, developed by the [[U.S. Army]] for lower-level defense against ballistic missiles, and is considering the [[THAAD]] land-based anti-ballistic missile to form an intermediate tier between the SM-3 and Patriot. | Japan also has land-based [[MIM-104 Patriot]] missiles, developed by the [[U.S. Army]] for lower-level defense against ballistic missiles, and is considering the [[THAAD]] land-based anti-ballistic missile to form an intermediate tier between the SM-3 and Patriot. | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 17 August 2010
This is the modern destroyer; see Kongo-class (battleship) Japanese Kongo-class destroyers are manufactured in Japan, but are designed to the licensed plans of the U.S. Burke-class destroyers. They are built to the basic "Flight I" Burke design, but are now undergoing upgrades to their AEGIS battle management system and the supplementary AN/SPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar. This will allow them to use the RIM-161 Standard SM-3 missile, which, from the Sea of Japan, could intercept North Korean offensive missiles.
Japan also has land-based MIM-104 Patriot missiles, developed by the U.S. Army for lower-level defense against ballistic missiles, and is considering the THAAD land-based anti-ballistic missile to form an intermediate tier between the SM-3 and Patriot.