[snowsislander]

Do they pay us for this hardware?

Yes. In fact, the Japanese do co-development with the U.S. on missile defense.

I don't have the links to the original Japanese government websites handy, but there is an approachable summary at Japanese Ballistic Missile Defense.

[Cheetahcat]

“Yes. In fact, the Japanese do co-development with the U.S. on missile defense.

I don’t have the links to the original Japanese government websites handy, but there is an approachable summary at Japanese Ballistic Missile Defense.”

Thank you for the post.