Japan Seen as New Market For Missile Warning Sensors

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Raytheon Co. is eyeing Japan as a potential market for space-based missile warning sensor technology, but current U.S. export restrictions make it all but impossible for the company to pursue that type of opportunity, said retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Arnold, vice president of strategy at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems of El Segundo, Calif.rnJapan's parliament, or Diet, last year lifted a longstanding ban on military space activities. Since then, Japanese government officials have identified space-based missile warning as an area of interest, particularly in light of missile testing by Japan's frequently unpredictable neighbor, North Korea.