Washington, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)–The U.S. government said Wednesday that it has approved the sale of munitions, including precision guided glide bombs, to Japan for 82 million dollars. The munitions include the GBU-53 precision guided glide bomb with a range of some 110 kilometers and equipment related to the GBU-31 large precision guided glide bomb. “The proposed sale will improve Japan’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing stand-off capability via advanced, long-range strike systems for employment on Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft,” the U.S. government said. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
U.S. Approves Sale of Precision Guided Glide Bombs to Japan
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