US and Japan Finalize Agreement for Glide Phase Interceptor Missile Defense System Development

Washington, D.C., United States, May 17, 2024—The United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) have finalized a significant formal agreement to co-develop the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI), a crucial component in hypersonic missile defense. This agreement falls under the U.S.-Japan bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Projects (RDT&E). Read full Defense News at this link ...
Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) is a hypersonic weapon system capable of defeating a new generation of hypersonic weapons. (Picture source Youtube)

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