{"id":"79302862-f484-4e0a-8641-48fb1e23fb25","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/shinjiro-koizumi-pete-hegseth-china-japanese-philippines-b3075291.html","domain":"independent.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"The Independent","country":"GB","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"US and Japan, long alarmed by China's aggression, agree to establish missile-production facility","plainHeadline":"US and Japan agree to establish a joint missile-production facility","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["US and Japan agreed to establish a Japanese facility for joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles.","The initiative is part of broader efforts to deter China amid regional security concerns.","The project, named Operation Supercharge, is linked to support for F-35 aircraft.","Defense ministers Koizumi and Hegseth spoke in Cebu during Southeast Asian defense chiefs meeting.","Officials emphasized strengthening deterrence and maintaining a free, open international order."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T00:02:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T00:48:27.863Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/8df30c63-8e25-467b-a03f-408092a5dfb7","storyId":"8df30c63-8e25-467b-a03f-408092a5dfb7","image":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/10/29/00/Philippines_ASEAN_Defense_19312.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2","author":"Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan","dek":"The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said"}