Japan, U.S. to Collaborate on Missile Defense Effort

Japan and the United States plan to work together on a joint missile defense project, the Xinhua News Agency reported today (see GSN, July 25).

The United States is expected to make the warhead for an enhanced Standard Missile 3 interceptor while Japan would build the rocket, Xinhua reported, referencing reports from Kyodo News.

Japan is expected to endorse an agreement by year’s end to develop the missile, which would be deployed on an Aegis ship.

The Standard Missile 3 intercepts targets outside the earth’s atmosphere, Xinhua reported (Xinhua News Agency, Aug. 24).

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