Japan's New SSM Missile Begins Advanced Flight Testing

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Credit: ATLA
SINGAPORE—Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ new surface-to-surface missile (SSM) program has entered an advanced flight-test phase The new SSM made its first demonstration flight on Oct. 21, 2025, at Nii-jima Island, according to a video released by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA)...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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