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Tokyo will sign a new preliminary agreement or letter of intent on lethal-equipment export with the Philippines or Vietnam before February 2027.
The new defence white paper's explicit endorsement of expanded arms exports and deeper regional coalition security ties gives Japanese officials fresh political cover to fast-track deals, while defence manufacturers gearing up for the domestic build-up need export volume to justify capacity expansion.
The new defence white paper's explicit endorsement of expanded arms exports and deeper regional coalition security ties gives Japanese officials fresh political cover to fast-track deals, while defence manufacturers gearing up for the domestic build-up need export volume to justify capacity expansion.