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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on May 24, 2024, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on May 24, 2024, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor drill by ASDF

Fukuoka, Japan, Feb. 28 Kyodo - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for the deployment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a parking lot in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024, following repeated ballistic missile tests by North Korea.(Kyodo)

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PAC-3 interceptor drill by ASDF

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for the deployment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a parking lot in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024, following repeated ballistic missile tests by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptor drill by ASDF

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for the deployment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a parking lot in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024, following repeated ballistic missile tests by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor on Okinawa

Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 systems on Ishigaki Island

Japan Self-Defense Forces members work on June 11, 2023, near Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles deployed on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 systems on Ishigaki Island

A Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel works on June 11, 2023, near Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles deployed on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa.

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PAC-3 interceptor in southern Japan

File photo taken May 5, 2023, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptor deployed at a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force sub base on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying fuel for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles deployed at a camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, arrives on April 2023, for the SDF's mission to use the PAC-3 system ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying fuel for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles deployed at a camp on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, arrives on April 2023, for the SDF's mission to use the PAC-3 system ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Osumi at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki leaving an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012, carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki leaving an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012, carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch.

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PAC-3 interceptor in Okinawa

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A Self-Defense Force member moves near a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture at 7:42 a.m. on April 13, 2012, shortly after North Korea fired a rocket at 7:38 a.m. To brace for the possibility of rocket debris falling on Japanese territory, the Defense Ministry had deployed ground-based interceptors in Okinawa and in Tokyo. It also dispatched three Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors to nearby waters.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors remain on standby at the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo at 11:18 a.m. on April 13, 2012, even though the North Korean rocket launch earlier in the morning ended in failure. To brace for the possibility of rocket debris falling on Japanese territory, the ministry had deployed ground-based interceptors in Okinawa and in Tokyo. It also dispatched three Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors to nearby waters.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken on April 11, 2012, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Miyakojima base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces stands guard on April 11, 2012, by a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - Photo taken on April 11, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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PAC-3 in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in the early hours of April 7, 2012, as part of Japan's preparations for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Rocket interceptor deployed in Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2012, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture. Japan completed the same day the deployment of its PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime next week.

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Rocket interceptor deployed in Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2012, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor (in the back) deployed in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture. Japan completed the same day the deployment of its PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime next week.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Vehicles carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor arrive at reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012, for its deployment. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime following week.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at Ishigaki port on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime in the following week.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A vehicle carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor heads for its deployment site on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime following week.

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport ship Osumi at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3, 2012. Japan is deploying the PAC-3 interceptors mainly in Okinawa Prefecture and Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying the sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to act as a missile shield against a rocket North Korea is planning to launch later in April or its debris.

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport ship Osumi at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3, 2012. Japan is deploying the PAC-3 interceptors mainly in Okinawa Prefecture and Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying the sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to act as a missile shield against a rocket North Korea is planning to launch later in April or its debris.

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1st antiballistic missile launcher set in Kyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A Self-Defense Force member secures the launcher for PAC-3 ballistic missile interceptors at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Ashiya, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2009. The launcher is the first such to be deployed on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu.

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N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

TOKYO, Japan - PAC-3 land-to-air missile launchers deployed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo are seen lowered on April 5 after a North Korean rocket flew over Japan. Japan's Self-Defense Forces made no attempt to intercept it.

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PAC-3 missile unit arrives in Akita ahead of N. Korean launch

AKITA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force vehicle, part of the force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile unit, arrives in the Araya Maneuver Area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the city of Akita on March 30.

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PAC-3 missile unit arrives in Iwate ahead of N. Korean launch

TAKIZAWA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force vehicle, part of the force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile unit, arrives in the Iwateyama Maneuver Area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, on March 30.

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is unloaded at Sendai Port in Sendai on March 29 on its way to Akita and Iwate prefectures. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory.

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is transported from Sendai Port in Sendai to Akita and Iwate prefectures on March 30 after arriving there earlier in the day. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory.

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Missile units arrive in Sendai ahead of N. Korean launch

SENDAI, Japan - Patriot guided-missile equipment is unloaded at Sendai Port in Sendai on March 29 on its way to Akita and Iwate prefectures. The Air Self-Defense Force will deploy a PAC-3 launcher in a Ground Self-Defense Force exercise area in Akita Prefecture and another one in a GSDF exercise area in Iwate Prefecture to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch in case it falls onto Japanese territory.

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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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Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Residents opposed to the deployment of PAC-3 missile interceptors hold a rally in front of the main gate of the Air Self-Defense Force's Takeyama Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture as a convoy of PAC-3 launchers rolled into the base early Jan. 30. The Japanese government has deployed similar antimissile systems in Saitama and Chiba prefectures to protect the Tokyo metropolitan area against a missile attack.

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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.

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Japan makes 2nd PAC-3 deployment in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - A trailer loaded with a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system arrives at the Self-Defense Forces base in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 29. It is the second such system to be deployed in Japan after the one at an SDF base in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

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ASDF unveils PAC-3 missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force unveils the country's first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor system at its base in Iruma, north of Tokyo, on April 13. Two PAC-3 launchers purchased from the United States and modified in Japan were deployed at the base on March 30.