Japan’s 12,000-ton Aegis ships promise stronger missile defense—but may concentrate risk in ways that echo past naval failures. Last month, Naval News reported that Japan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed construction of two Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV) had entered the main production phase following the successful keel-laying of both hulls at major domestic shipyards. The […]The post Japan’s super Aegis ships: potent deterrence or sitting ducks? appeared first on Asia Times.