"We will secure both the quantity and quality of defence capability that is necessary... to meet the rapidly changing security environment," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular press briefing on Tuesday. "We believe this is within... what is allowed under the constitution. "The Izumo-class destroyers will continue to serve as multi-function, multi-purpose destroyers. "We are not creating carrier air wings or carrier air squadrons" like the US navy, he added. "That's not going to happen."

Source: Egypt Today December 18, 2018 07:41 UTC