Japan Eyes MQ-9B UAS For Aerial Interceptions

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The General Atomics MQ-9B.

Credit: General Atomics
Japan’s Defense Ministry plans to study the use of General Atomics MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) for aerial interception missions, as the country faces persistent airspace intrusions by Chinese and Russian aircraft. In its newly approved defense budget, the ministry says it will allocate...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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