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Japan Plans to Produce New Patriot Missile Able to Defend Against Hypersonics, Reports Say
Japan Plans to Produce New Patriot Missile Able to Defend Against Hypersonics, Reports Say
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Japan plans to test-produce a new interceptor missile for the US-supplied Patriot PAC-3 launchers in the 2023 fiscal year in a bid to add an extra layer of protection against hypersonic glide weapons
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The improved Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air missile, codenamed Chu-SAM, is expected to go into service around the 2030 fiscal year, a Japanese newspaper reported, citing military sources. Japan and the United States reportedly held a meeting in January to discuss ways of improving the island nation's capabilities against ballistic and hypersonic missiles, which can travel at a low altitude more than five times faster than the speed of sound and are difficult to intercept by radars. The missile will complement the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile that goes with the PAC-3, an upgrade of the Patriot air defense system designed to protect against ballistic missiles of all ranges. The new projectile will be co-produced by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric and will have its software upgraded by 2027.
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Japan Plans to Produce New Patriot Missile Able to Defend Against Hypersonics, Reports Say
10:36 GMT 04.03.2023 (Updated: 12:15 GMT 06.04.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japan plans to test-produce a new interceptor missile for the US-supplied Patriot PAC-3 launchers in the 2023 fiscal year in a bid to add an extra layer of protection against hypersonic glide weapons, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
The improved Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air missile, codenamed Chu-SAM, is expected to go into service around the 2030 fiscal year, a Japanese newspaper reported, citing military sources.
Japan and the United States reportedly held a meeting in January to discuss ways of improving the island nation's capabilities against ballistic and hypersonic missiles, which can travel at a low altitude more than five times faster than the speed of sound and are difficult to intercept by radars.
The missile will complement the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile that goes with the PAC-3, an upgrade of the Patriot air defense system designed to protect against ballistic missiles of all ranges. The new projectile will be co-produced by Japan's Mitsubishi Electric and will have its software upgraded by 2027.
