Japan beantragt den höchsten Verteidigungshaushalt aller Zeiten für das Haushaltsjahr 2025

Going to take back few islands from Russia

ah yes, as if we’re in a position to pay for all of that. thank you LDP!

This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/08/japan-requests-largest-ever-defense-budget-for-fiscal-year-2025/) reduced by 93%. (I’m a bot)
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> The Japanese Ministry of Defense on August 30 requested $59.1 billion for fiscal year 2025 starting in April, its largest ever defense budget request.

> Requesting construction costs for three New FFMs in one year is very unusual because the MoD has so far secured the budget only for either two Mogami-class FFMs or two New FFMs every year.

> The JMSDF is expected to take delivery of the first ASEV during fiscal year 2027, with the second one in the following fiscal year.

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Getting the band back together

The mech development unit has been greenlit