GSDF-U.S. Army drills see PAC-3 missile-defense system deployed to Kagoshima for first time

July 6, 2021

The Japan Times:


The Ground Self-Defense Force has shown the press its Orient Shield 21 joint drills with the U.S. Army, at Camp Amami on the island of Amami-Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture.

The U.S. Army unit for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) ground-based missile defense system, was deployed to the island in the southwestern prefecture for the first time…



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