Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A convoy of launchers of PAC-3 missile interceptors moves into the Air Self-Defense Force's Takeyama Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, early Jan. 30. Japan has deployed similar antimissile systems in Saitama and Chiba prefectures to protect the Tokyo metropolitan area against a missile attack. (Kyodo)

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