ASDF shows off PAC-3 missile launcher, radar at Gifu base

ASDF shows off PAC-3 missile launcher, radar at Gifu base

GIFU, Japan - This photo shows a launcher (L) for land-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 ballistic missile interceptors and a radar to track incoming missiles that the Air Self-Defense Force unveiled at its Gifu Base in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on March 12. The Gifu base is the sixth ASDF base to have the PAC-3 missile system, which may be used as a part of Japan's two-layer missile shield, installed.

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