Japan braces for N. Korean launch

Japan braces for N. Korean launch

NAHA, Japan - A RC135S ''Cobra Ball'' reconnaissance plane takes off from the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on April 4. The two RC135S planes left the airport to prepare for North Korea's imminent launch of a communications satellite, which Japan sees as a cover for test-firing a long-range ballistic missile.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001133195
  • Registered date
  • 2009/4/04 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2009 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1889 × 1143 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 476.84(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

    GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

    ISHIGAKI, Japan Kyodo - A drill for transporting injured personnel is carried out using a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rot　or aircraft at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 24, 2023, as part of a joint exercise between the GSDF and the U.S. Marine Corps. (Kyodo)
      U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

      U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

      The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.
        U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

        U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

        The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.
          U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

          U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

          The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

            Japan hosts int'l fleet review amid N. Korea concerns, S. Korea joins

            Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force held an international naval fleet review Sunday in the wake of North Korea firing off ballistic missiles at an unprecedented pace, with South Korea's navy participating amid efforts by the two East Asian neighbors to thaw their icy relations. The MSDF said that 18 vessels from 12 nations, including Australia, Canada, India and the United States, as well as a total of six French and U.S. warplanes, joined the review. A mass of vessels and aircraft gathered at Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida inspecting the fleets. On board the MSDF carrier Izumo, Kishida said North Korea has been launching ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, more frequently than ever since earlier this year.

              N. Korea launched "monster" Hwasong-17 ICBM on Thurs. to counter U.S.

              People watch Korean Central Television's news of the previous day's launch by North Korea of a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile in Pyongyang on March 25, 2022. North Korea confirmed it fired a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile under the guidance of leader Kim Jong Un, state-run media reported Friday, jeopardizing regional security and reminding the United States of the threat the nation can pose. The ICBM, fired from Pyongyang International Airport, was claimed to have traveled up to a maximum altitude of 6,248.5 kilometers and a distance of 1,090 km on its 68-minute flight before hitting a target in the Sea of Japan, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Kim was quoted by KCNA as saying North Korea has been "fully ready for long-standing confrontation with the U.S. imperialists," as bilateral talks between Washington and Pyongyang on denuclearization and sanctions relief have been stalled for more than two years.
                U.S. Air Force refueling drill

                U.S. Air Force refueling drill

                Photo taken at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2019, shows a KC-135 aerial refueling plane. The U.S. Air Force conducted a refueling drill for F-15 fighters the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Okinawa locals protest U.S. base relocation

                  Okinawa locals protest U.S. base relocation

                  NAHA, Japan - Local people aboard boats off the Nago city's Henoko district in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa protest the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station to Henoko on April 19, 2014.
                    Kadena Air Base

                    Kadena Air Base

                    NAHA, Japan - An F-22 stealth fighter jet takes off at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 7, 2013.
                      Kadena Air Base

                      Kadena Air Base

                      NAHA, Japan - Photo shows F-15 fighter jets (two planes in front) and F-22 stealth fighters at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 7, 2013.