New agency launched at Defense Ministry for equipment management

New agency launched at Defense Ministry for equipment management

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (far R) gives a letter of appointment at his ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2015, to Hideaki Watanabe (far L) to become the first commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, which was launched the same day. The new agency will centralize the ministry's logistical and acquisition needs and deal with the development, procurement and export of defense equipment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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