Japan and Indonesia to begin talks on exporting Asagiri-class destroyer
Defense
Move follows Japan’s revision to policy on export of defense equipment
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin shake hands in Jakarta on May 4. (Photo by Tomoyoshi Oshikiri)
TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry announced on Friday that the country had agreed with Indonesia to begin discussions on exporting its Asagiri-class destroyer, currently in use by its Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
