U.S. drone arrives at Misawa base for 1st deployment in Japan

U.S. drone arrives at Misawa base for 1st deployment in Japan

MISAWA, Japan - A U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone is about to land at the Misawa Air Base in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on May 24, 2014, for the first deployment of such an aircraft in the country. It is one of a pair of Guam-based Global Hawks to be deployed at Misawa from around May to October. The other is expected to arrive at the base on May 28.

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