{{Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self-imposed ban, as the nation aims to boost its global military and economic presence, a report said Sunday.}}<\/p>\n
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a high-performance sensor to the United States, which will use it in the Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) missile defence system to be exported to Qatar, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources.<\/p>\n
Tokyo’s decision, likely to become official later this month, comes after Japan in April amended its traditional strict ban on arms exports, particularly in cases where the products might be re-exported to countries engaged in conflict.<\/p>\n
The government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe eased the rules to allow exports of military products in a move aimed at letting Japan join international joint programmes to develop weapons and to grow its defence industry.<\/p>\n
Japan has concluded that the planned US transfer of the missile to Qatar was unlikely to escalate any conflicts, the Nikkei said.<\/p>\n
Mitsubishi Heavy produces the PAC-2 sensor for Japan’s Self Defense Forces under licence from Raytheon, the Nikkei said.<\/p>\n
The US company however is scaling back production of PAC-2 components, as it is focusing on the next-generation PAC-3 missile interceptor system, it said.<\/p>\n
The sensor is a key component of the infrared seeker set into the tip of the missile to identify and track incoming targets, the Nikkei said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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