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Japan Plans AI-Powered Missiles to Strengthen Defense

Japan's MoD is forging ahead with plans to develop anti-ship missiles equipped with AI capable of communicating and coordinating their flight patterns in a sophisticated leap in deterrence capability. The MoD announced it intends to examine cost-effectiveness and the status of high-performance AI systems over the coming three years, with actual deployment practical in fiscal 2029 at the earliest. What the plan entails Instead of the previous notion where every missile was to be guided and fired individually from either a ground or ship platform, several missiles under the new concept will share information in mid-flight to optimize trajectories based on changing conditions. The system will also include AI-based warheads, jamming devices, decoys, and networked missiles able to adjust flight paths or tactics in real time to enhance survivability and…