Japan to remodel surface-to-air missiles to intercept hypersonic arms

Japan is planning to remodel its existing surface-to-air guided missiles so that they can intercept hypersonic glide weapons, which are believed to be under development by countries such as China and Russia, a source familiar with the matter told Kyodo News on Monday.The government aims to begin mass production of the remodeled Type-03 intermediate-range guided missiles deployed by the Ground Self-Defense Force by fiscal 2029 starting in April that year, after updating their launch software by fiscal 2026, according to the source.As part of efforts to boost "comprehensive air and missile de…READ FULL ARTICLE