North Korea’s New Hwasong-16B Hypersonic Glider Heralds a New Missile Era

North Korea’s New Hwasong-16B Hypersonic Glider Heralds a New Missile Era

On April 2, North Korea unveiled the long awaited successor to its Hwasong-12 “Guam Killer” intermediate range ballistic missile. The test launch of the Hwasong-16B followed years of reports on the testing of associated technologies facilitating a generational leap in performance.  With an estimated range of 4,000-5,000 kilometers, North Korea’s intermediate range missiles – beginning … Read more

Japan Awards Kawasaki Heavy Industries $243 Million Contract for Homegrown Version of Tomahawk Missile

Japan Awards Kawasaki Heavy Industries $243 Million Contract for Homegrown Version of Tomahawk Missile

A concept model of Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ new Surface-to-Ship Missile on display at the KHI booth at DSEI Japan 2023 in March. Credit: Takahashi Kosuke Advertisement On June 6, Japan’s Defense Ministry announced that it has signed four contracts worth about 314.7 billion yen ($2.3 billion) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries … Read more