Japan Announces Deployment Plans for Upgraded Type-12 SSM and Hypersonic Glide Missile

Japan will deploy the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile and the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile to bases in the north, central and southern regions between 2025 and 2027. Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Aug. 29, 2025, its plans to formally deploy upgraded Type-12 and Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) long-range stand-off missiles between 2025 […]