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Recently, North Korea, China, and Russia have been working hard to develop hypersonic missiles. The missiles are said to be very difficult to intercept, and the U.S. has said it will start operating a system to track and defend against these hypersonic missiles in space later this year.
More details, defense reporter Kim Tae-hoon will tell you.
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Today (10th) is a hearing of the US Senate Committee on Strategic and Armed Services.
U.S. missile defense chiefs, including Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Affairs John Plum, Missile Defense Agency Chief John Hill, and North American Aerospace Commander Glenn VanHerck, all gathered.
The greatest concern was hypersonic missile defense.
China, Russia, and North Korea are keen to develop and electrify the missile and fly at a low altitude anomalous at more than five times the speed of sound, making it difficult to intercept.
The U.S. Department of Defense said it will be operational by the end of this year with a system to detect and track low-altitude anomalous flights from space to satellites.
[John Hill/Missile Defense Agency Chief: HBTSS (Hypersonic Missile Tracking Space Sensor) will begin space orbit operations with unique tracking and targeting later this year to support hypersonic missile interceptions.]
He explained that detection and tracking from space makes hypersonic missile defense possible even with existing Patriot systems.
He said he could also stop hypersonic missiles flying at aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean around the Korean Peninsula.
[John Hill/Missile Defense Agency Director: We can catch it in the apocalypse.]
[Angus King Jr./U.S. Senator: Are you intercepting from a ship (missile) in the ocean?]
[John Hill/Missile Defense Agency Commissioner: Yes, destroyers escorting carriers intercept.]
All U.S. military leaders expressed strong concern about North Korea's development of missile capabilities.
[John Plum/U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Affairs: North Korea continues to launch ICBMs and other missiles to intimidate and suppress its neighbors.]
In particular, it strongly warned that the attack on Guam would be regarded as a direct attack on the United States and that a corresponding response would be taken.
(Video editing by Kim Byung-jik)
U.S. defends against 'difficult to intercept' hypersonic missiles
2023-05-10T12:17:50.416Z
Highlights: North Korea, China, and Russia have been working hard to develop hypersonic missiles. The missiles are said to be very difficult to intercept, and the U.S. has said it will start operating a system to track and defend against them in space later this year. The hearing took place at the US Senate Committee on Strategic and Armed Services. The greatest concern of the hearing was hypersonics missile defense. The system will be operational by the end of this year and will detect and track low-altitude anomalous flights from space.
Recently, North Korea, China, and Russia have been working hard to develop hypersonic missiles. The missiles are said to be very difficult to intercept, and the U.S. has said it will start operating a system to track and defend against these hypersonic missiles in space later this year.
Source: sbskr