Ukraine insists Japan’s pacifist rules permit Patriot missile help

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Ukraine seeks to gain support from Japan to produce Patriot missile systems under a US license, leveraging Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' expertise. This cooperation would boost Ukraine's defence capabilities amidst ongoing conflict.

Ukraine hopes to gain support from Japan as it looks to produce Patriot air defence systems under US licence, citing the expertise of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that manufactures the interceptors for the Japanese defence forces, according to an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We maintain political dialogue” towards seeking cooperation from Japan, which is one of the few countries granted a licence to build the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, Sergiy Kyslytsya, first...