New Missile Against Ballistic and Hypersonic Weapons | Can Japan Deter China, Russia & North Korea?

Japan is planning a three-tier defence against ballistic and hypersonic glide weapons with a "new homegrown missile". Test production of the improved Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air missile Chu-SAM will begin in fiscal 2023, followed by a software upgrade by 2027, and updated hardware around 2030.