Recently, the Japanese newspaper "Nikkei" cited data from an official audit institution, reporting that the United States has delayed delivering 118 military equipment and defense systems to Japan for more than five years, with a total amount of about 7.6 billion US dollars. The main reason for the delay is related to production issues by American manufacturers.
The report said that the Japanese side has asked the Ministry of Defense to actively coordinate with the U.S. to quickly resolve the relevant delivery issues.
The report pointed out that one of the reasons for the difficulty in fulfilling the contract is the lack of necessary equipment and weapons in the U.S. inventory. This includes a shortage of missiles for the "Patriot" PAC-3 air defense system. To address this, the U.S. has already purchased these missiles in Japan, which are produced in Japan according to U.S. authorization.
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