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New Delhi: India's friend Japan has taken a big leap in the world of hypersonic missiles. India and Japan are members of QUAD and both have a common enemy, China, so this hypersonic missile will not let China relax. What is the mobile hypersonic missile?
Japan has unveiled its new mobile hypersonic missile, Hyper Velocity Guided Projectile (HVGP), which has changed East Asia's defense strategy. According to a report by Asia Times, Japan's announcement about the HVGP hypersonic missile means that Japan has changed its strategy. Now it has moved out of its defensive strategy and tried an offensive strategy, which includes the ability to launch offensive attacks if needed. Experts consider it not just a technological leap, but a complete change in Japan's decades-old policy of 'not having an army'. What are features of HVGP missile?
The biggest feature of the HVGP missile is its high speed and ability to attack at very long distances. This missile flies at Mach 5 i.e. five times the speed of sound and currently its range is 900 kilometers, which will be increased to 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers in the coming years. This means that Japan can now not only protect its coasts, but can also destroy Chinese naval bases, North Korean missile bases and even the threat spread in the Indo-Pacific region. Also, it will come handy as a deterrent to the nuclear threat from North Korea. How will it counter China?
The Chinese Navy, especially its aircraft carrier group, has so far been trying to dominate the South China Sea to the East China Sea region. China protects itself in three levels, 1- J-15 fighter jets in the outer circle, 2- destroyers and submarines in the middle circle, and 3- near-enemy weapon systems and anti-submarine defense in the inner circle. Pakistan has also partially adopted this model, due to which its navy remains China-dependent. But Japan's HVGP missile has weakened this entire structure. Its speed is so high that the Chinese radar and interceptor systems will not have time to react. That is, all three defense layers will be rendered useless one after the other. The guiding system in this missile is so accurate that it can hit a moving submarine or an aircraft carrier moving in the sea. Experts believe that this missile will give a big blow to China's traditional naval superiority. How will it trouble Pakistan?
Pakistan has strengthened its missile system, radar, and navy in recent years with the cooperation of China. But missiles like Japan's HVGP are a big challenge for Pakistan's current defense capabilities. The platforms in the Pakistan Navy, such as frigates and submarines based on Chinese design, are helpless in front of high-speed missiles like HVGP. Moreover, if HVGP is combined with US intelligence and satellite systems, then this missile can disable Pakistani military bases, naval bases and missile batteries in the 'first strike' itself. Since India and Japan have a deep defense cooperation and both are QUAD partners, this missile would also trouble Pakistan, which has very weak air defense systems.
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