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Japan To Host Global Hawks; Second BMD Radar Finalized

Gally Articola

Friday, October 11th, 2013

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The Japanese government has agreed to host U.S. Air Force Global Hawk drones on a periodical basis to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in the Asia-Pacific region as part of an overall update to the security alliance between the two countries, according to a joint communiqué. The agreement was announced on Oct. 3 in Tokyo while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with their Japanese counterparts. The agreement also finalized previously announced…

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