Japan sends patrol aircraft on antipiracy mission off Somalia

Japan sends patrol aircraft on antipiracy mission off Somalia

ATSUGI, Japan - Two Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C aircraft are sent off at Maritime Self-Defense Force's Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 28 on an antipiracy mission off Somalia, marking the first overseas mission for the MSDF's patrol planes.

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