Financial Times: Missiles could come two years late as Pentagon works to replenish stocks depleted in Middle East military campaign.
…The interruption is a big blow to Japan, which ordered Tomahawks for the first time in 2024 to enhance deterrence against China. The missiles have a 1,600km range, giving Japan a “counterstrike” capability to hit coastal China. The $2.35bn deal came after Washington had increasingly urged its Asian ally to increase its defence spending…