The United States and Japan have agreed to establish a Japanese facility for the joint production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, the Japanese defense chief said, according to an ABC News report. The ABC News summary provided no further detail on the agreement.

NPR, which credited its report to The Associated Press, said the announcement was made on Wednesday. It described the agreement as establishing a Japanese facility for joint missile production and called it the latest action by the allies, who have "repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia."

The two reports agree on the central fact of a Japanese facility for joint missile production but differ in emphasis. ABC News frames the agreement through a statement from Japan's defense chief and identifies the missiles as advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, while NPR, citing The Associated Press, places the announcement within allied concern about China. Neither summary names the defense chief.

Neither ABC News nor NPR, as summarized here, says when the facility would begin production or which companies would take part. The summaries also do not describe the missiles' design or range. NPR's summary presents the step as the latest in a series of actions by the allies without listing the earlier actions.

Taken together, the two reports describe one announcement, which NPR, citing The Associated Press, dated to Wednesday.

Sources: ABC News: US and Japan agree to establish missile-production facility; NPR: US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production.