- Japan’s defense ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030 to boost deterrence by stepping up its counterattack capabilities, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
- Japan plans to revise its national security strategy as well as other key defense papers by the end of the year.
- Adopting hypersonic missile will likely be the third stage, it reported.
Japan considering hypersonic missile deployment by 2030: Nikkei
