OREANDA-NEWS The Ministry of Defense of Japan is rapidly developing supersonic planning bombs designed to hit targets at long distances. As reported on Wednesday, newspaper The Japan Times, they are expected to be put into service in 2026 - seven years earlier than planned.

The planning bomb will be launched as the head of the rocket and will be separated from it at high altitude. The bomb will approach the target at supersonic speed, which will make it extremely difficult to intercept it, according to the Japanese military Department.

Start of the rocket with glide bombs will be with mobile ground units. The range of their action is not yet given, however, according to the newspaper, it will be very large. This allows the use of such weapons actually as offensive, which contradicts the peaceful provisions of the Constitution of Japan, the newspaper notes.

Launchers with planning bombs are primarily supposed to be placed on the Islands in the East China Sea.

Tokyo does not exclude in this regard the conflict with Beijing, which claims to be located in the area of the Senkaku archipelago (Diaoyu), which is now under the control of Japan. In addition to planning bombs, Tokyo is also beginning to develop its own supersonic cruise missile, which would be hardly noticeable for the radar of a possible enemy.

At the end of August, the Ministry of Defense of Japan decided to request a record budget for the next financial year - 5.29 trillion yen ($48.1 billion). This is almost 2% more than in the current financial year. It is noted that first of all, the allocation of additional funds is associated with the acquisition of two ground-based Aegis Ashore missile DEFENSE systems from the United States, which are planned to be located on the territory of Japan within the next five years.

A significant part of the budget will also be spent on the purchase of new sm-3 Block 2A interceptor missiles, which Japan is developing together with the United States. Also in the plans of the Japanese Defense Ministry purchase fighter-bombers of the fifth generation F-35A.