WASHINGTON -- The U.S. has given Japan the green light to acquire up to 1,200 air-to-air missiles, cementing the defense cooperation between the two allies and paving the way for future local ...

The State Department has approved the possible FMS, worth a staggering $3.64 billion, which will provide the Japan Air Self Defense Force with up to 1,200 AMRAAMs to be used by its fighters.

I climbed in quickly, accidentally tapping the barrel of my grandfather’s Winchester Model 94 on the shooting rail as I pulled myself into the stand. Frustrated by my late arrival and that ...