Mitsubishi Electric Working to Participate in Japan-U.S. Co-production of AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missile
Japan, April 27 -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will move forward discussions with industry partners including RTX's Raytheon, regarding the scope of Japan's participation in the AIM-120 AMRAAM(R)1 identified during the fourth session of the Japan-U.S. Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition, and Sustainment Regular Consultations (DICAS 2.0). As outlined in the DICAS summary, this includes work related to circuit card assembly (CCA), with the possibility of a future final assembly and check out (FACO) in Japan.Bilateral coordination is underway to explore the co-production of AMRAAM, currently manufactured in the U.S., which would strengthen the Japan-U.S. defense industrial base. Based on contracts with the Japan M...
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