The Chokai, a Kongo-class destroyer, has become the first ship in this group within the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to gain the capability to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles, marking another concrete step by Tokyo to expand its deterrence power in the Indo-Pacific.
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Japan Sends Destroyer Chōkai to the U.S. to Receive Tomahawk Missile Capability
Japan has sent its first warship to the United States to undergo modifications that will enable it to operate the Tomahawk cruise missile. The Kongō-class destroyer Chōkai departed for San Diego after initial tests and inert munitions training conducted in Yokosuka.
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