Japan picks $1.2 billion Lockheed radar for Aegis Ashore batteries
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Japan said on Monday it had picked Lockheed Martin Corp to build a powerful new $1.2 billion radar for two ground-based Aegis ballistic missile defense stations meant to guard against North Korean missile strikes.