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Japan Develops Hypersonic Missile, Expanding Maritime Defense Capabilities.
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Japan Develops Hypersonic Missile, Expanding Maritime Defense Capabilities.

Japan's Ministry of Defense has folded a hypersonic missile into its FY2027 budget request, a move that sharpens the country's maritime defense posture. The plan, released at the end of August 2026, signals a deliberate step toward deterrence in a region where sea lanes carry increasing strategic weight. Hypersonic capability is not a minor upgrade; it changes the calculus of response.