The Missile Defence Agency is still early in the development process for the Glide Phase Interceptor and the agency’s budget plan envisions a first fielding in the mid-2030s. The United States ...
TOKYO: Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic ...
A Kinzhal missile is carried by a Mikoyan MiG-31K interceptor (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile ...
Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as ...
The plan, which will reportedly cost more than $3 billion, was first announced in August when the nations' leaders met at a summit with South Korea in Camp David outside Washington. "In recent years, ...
READ: US concerned by possible Chinese, Russian uses of hypersonic weapons Japan has earmarked 75.7 billion yen ($490 million) for initial development and testing of the interceptor, according to ...
Japan, US Move Ahead in Co-Developing Hypersonic Weapons Interceptor as Regional Threats Grow TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new ...
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They hope to decide on Japanese contractors and start the development process by March 2025. Hypersonic weapons are designed to exceed Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, posing a threat to ...
A US-developed common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches during a test. Adversary countries are ahead of the U.S. in their pursuit to field hypersonic weapons and the US is still nearly a ...
US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a joint news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, not visible, on Aug. 18, 2023, at ...
You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. TOKYO (AP) — Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new ...