February 26, 2021
How a Navy Warship Could Soon Kill a Hypersonic or Nuclear Missile
The missile defense of many destroyers is about to get a whole lot better.
by Kris Osborn
Japanese and Canadian warships are evolving their maritime missile defense posture to expand the envelope at which it can detect and destroy incoming missiles, hypersonic weapons and even intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). To accomplish this, their warships are integrating a new high-powered, more sensitive ship-based radar system engineered to achieve longer ranges and greater precision. The concept is, among other things, to empower Navy ships with an ability to track and destroy enemy ICBMs from the ocean.
As members of the U.S. Navy led Aegis radar network of allied warships, both Japan and Canada are building upon existing ocean-based Aegis ballistic missile defense systems to expand intercept reach ever farther into space than is currently possible.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-navy-warship-could-soon-kill-hypersonic-or-nuclear-missile-178872
