Eyes on China? Japan Seeks Long-Range Standoff Missiles
The Japanese Defense Ministry said that it was planning to build two types of standoff missiles that can strike an enemy target from far away.
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The Japanese Defense Ministry said that it was planning to build two types of standoff missiles that can strike an enemy target from far away.
A recent exercise tested NORAD’s ability to detect threats from the southern approach to the United States—a mission the command was not optimized for.
The Next-Generation Interceptor is expected to be more efficient thanks to better command and control systems and a smaller hardware footprint.
The missile batteries are near the Polish-Ukrainian border, but intended to help bolster Poland's defense.
Vice Admiral Jon Hill said the United States would rely on the “SM-6 missile with its nascent capability to take on a hypersonic [missile],” but added that the missile is “really the nation’s only hypersonic defense capability.”