Japan’s ATLA engages MHI on hypersonic missile projects
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
is partnering with Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA)
to develop hypersonic missile systems for the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), it has been confirmed to Janes .
A spokesperson from ATLA
– an agency under the Ministry of Defense (MoD) –
said the collaborative projects are geared towards meeting technology development milestones by the mid-2020s.
MHI’s Research & Innovation Center：
in Nagasaki operates a hypersonic wind tunnel, which is capable of simulating speeds beyond Mach 5.
MHI has not commented on its related projects with ATLA, however.