Technically, weapon There are two types of hypersonic glide vehicles, namely hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic missiles. In this case, not only the United States and Russia, countries in the Asian region have also developed this type of sophisticated weaponry.
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Who are they? Reporting from Defense News, here are four Asian countries that have hypersonic missiles:
1. India
India is also known to be pursuing hypersonic weapons and directed energy weapons. The country’s focus on hypersonic technology has been demonstrated by the creation of wind tunnels for testing the weapon.
A DRDO scientist said that this hypersonic cruise vehicle will later be used to launch hypersonic cruise missiles. DRDO also spent up to $ 30 million for the design and development phase of this weapon. In addition, India is also developing the BrahMos II hypersonic missile.
2. Japan
Japan did not miss to participate in developing hypersonic weapons. Since the late 2010s, they have focused on two classes of hypersonic systems, namely hypersonic cruise missiles or HCMs and hypervelocity launcher projectiles or HVGPs.
The Japanese government is conducting research and development of hypersonic technology by spending about 240 billion yen (US$2 billion) in its latest defense budget allocated to the program.
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