The government plans to construct about 130 new ammunition depots across the country by 2035 in order to strengthen the Self-Defense Forces' ability to sustain operations, according to sources in the government and ruling parties.
In addition to conventional ammunition, the new facilities will mainly store long-range standoff missiles, which will play a key role in the SDF's ability to counterattack and destroy enemy missile sites for self-defense purposes. The shared use of the U.S. military's ammunition depot in Okinawa Prefecture will also be explored.
