Japan's Ministry of Defense presents Type 25 surface-to-ship missiles participating in the Japan-US Joint Sword Exercise [News Channel Now] Japan's Ministry of Defense presents the Type 25 Surface-to-Ship Missile participating in the Japan-US Joint Sword Exercise. The Ground Self-Defense Force on Sunday demonstrated Type 25 surface-to-ship missiles at the Onohara exercise range across Nagasaki and Saga prefectures. The self-defense forces demonstrated maneuver training before launching missiles in the rain. This long-range missile was put into large-scale exercises for the first time since it was stationed at Kanjun Station in Kumamoto City in March. It has a range of about 1,000 kilometers and covers parts of China's coastal areas. Considering China's frequent military activity, the Ministry of Defense plans to promote the deployment of long-range missiles in all parts of the country, hoping that the first batch of Type 25 missiles will participate in this exercise to demonstrate their operational capabilities. A sharp sword exercise was held from last Monday until this Thursday.