The United States plans to use the ‘Patriot system’ on warships, preparing to respond. The ‘hypersonic missile’ in China

The United States Navy is preparing to move forward with plans to install the Patriot missile system on warships after concerns that China could launch hypersonic missiles to attack ships in the Pacific. According to information from defense sources

One industry official told Reuters: The idea is the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) system that the US Army usually uses. It was based primarily on warships due to concerns about China’s advanced missile technology. Especially hypersonic missiles that can change direction quickly.

The US move comes as the Indo-Pacific conflict heats up. Continued development and improvement of China’s military Including the successful use of missile defense systems in the battlefields of Ukraine and the Middle East.

Tom Carago, a missile expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, said that the US Navy It is not clear how much of the PAC-3 system will be needed . But the demand for this type of air defense system is increasing. It has “skyrocketed” with foreign governments interested in buying large numbers. to the US Army There are plans to double production capacity within the next few years.

The United States has come to “Japan” to be the location for the production plant of the Patriot system. Lockheed Martin plans to open a new production line in Florida. According to information from business sources to Reuters

The PAC-3 system has now been proven capable of destroying hypersonic missiles sent by Russia to attack Ukraine. which the United States Navy It is seen that it could be an improvement on the existing anti-missile system. It has never been tested on a real battlefield to see if it can withstand hypersonic weapons or not.

The United States Navy revealed to Reuters that “Our development roadmap requires further testing. This includes launching the PAC-3 MSE from a ship and establishing communications with the SPY-1 radar, which is the primary sensor of the Aegis missile system.

China has developed several high-performance anti-ship missiles, including the DF-21D “carrier killer” and anti-ship warheads for use with intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs).

Tim Wright, a missile defense researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), says that the Chinese DF-27 missiles used by the US Department of Defense are believed to have a range of up to It has 8,000 kilometers, and it appears to be using an aerodynamically designed warhead. To be able to evade enemy defenses or attack moving targets more precisely

Source: Reuters