Japan conducts first surface-to-ship missile test on its own territory in Hokkaido
Around 300 soldiers took part in the exercise by the Ground Self-Defence Force's 1st Artillery Brigade with a missile fired at an unmanned boat around 40 kilometres off of the coast.
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00:00The Japanese military announced that it had conducted a missile test for the first time on the country's own territory.
00:09Around 300 soldiers took part in the exercise hosted by the Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st Artillery Brigade.
00:17Officials said they fired at an unmanned boat about 40 kilometers from the island of Hokkaido.
00:23The test was conducted as Japan accelerates its military build-up to acquire strike-back capabilities as a deterrence to China.
00:33Nearby China has increased its number of medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking U.S. military bases in Japan, according to the Pentagon.
00:44North Korea has also carried out missile tests which sent short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
00:51Later this year, Japan intends to deploy long-range cruise missiles, including tomahawks.
