Fearing China's hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships with Patriot missiles
hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles, two senior defence officials said.
One industry official said putting the highly agile Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors, used primarily in the U.S. by the Army, aboard Navy ships anticipates advances in Chinese missile technology, including the use of highly manoeuvrable hypersonic weapons.
Integrating the Lockheed Martin-made missiles with ships' air defences comes amid simmering tension in the Indo-Pacific region as China rapidly modernizes its military, and in the wake of successful missile defense efforts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
How many PAC-3 interceptors the Navy will need is uncertain, but overall demand is «through the roof,» said Tom Karako, a missile defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
He said there was strong interest from foreign governments adding that the U.S. Army wants to more than double production in coming years.
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