U.S.-Japan To Announce Partnership On Hypersonic Missile Interceptor

SM-3 interceptor

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SINGAPORE—Japan and the U.S. are expected to announce a joint hypersonic missile interceptor program. The program is intended to counter growing threats of hypersonic missile technology from China, North Korea and Russia, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri has reported. On Aug. 14, North Korean leader Kim...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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