Japan Hypersonic Missile Nears Service Following Tests

Credit: Japan ministry of defense
Japan’s ministry of defense has announced that it conducted a live firing test of a new hypervelocity glide munition to “strengthen its standoff defense capabilities.” The ministry says the Jan. 25 test validated the flight performance of the domestically produced standoff missile, which “performed...
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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