"U.S. and Japan Collaborate on Hypersonic Missile Interceptor Development"

Japan and the U.S. are expected to announce a joint agreement to develop an interceptor missile capable of countering hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia, and North Korea. The interceptor aims to target weapons that can change course, making them difficult to track with existing ballistic missile defenses. The agreement is anticipated to be made during a meeting between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. This collaboration would be the second in missile defense technology between the two countries.