Japan's Ministry of Defence completed the development of “ASM 3” missiles, which is the first supersonic air-to-ship missile in domestic production and starts mass production from FY 2019. The development of ASM-3 has begun in 2003. After conducting a total of 15 tests since July 2005, the analysis was completed at the end of last year. The missiles, which are to be used on F-2 fighter aircraft, can reach a speed of Mach 3. The country's F-2 aircraft is now armed with the ASM-1 and ASM-2 developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.