It is destined for Japan's fifth Aegis-class destroyer, now under construction in Nagasaki by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, maker of the World War II Zero fighter and still Japan's largest weapons producer.

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It is set for Japan's fifth Aegis-class destroyer, now under construction in Nagasaki by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, maker of the World War II Zero fighter and still Japan's top weapons producer.

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The Navy has offered an Aegis cruiser, a guided missile destroyer and two fast frigates to support evacuation efforts.

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They would be a block against invasion, and the Aegis missile technology on this class of destroyer could someday be upgraded to a missile defense system.

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