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Monday, March 11, 2013

X-band Radar in the United States increase defense of Japan

Missile Patriot MIM-104 PAC-3 shortly after the launch button is pressed. One highlight is the Raytheon-made Patriots speed and ability lesat he identified as well as destroying opponent's guided missile. In the mini version, anti missile defense system also owned Israel, named Iron Dome. (Special)

... North Korea missile targeting of Guam or Hawaii, which also passed over Japan ... "
Tokyo (AFP)-Tokyo and Washington's plans to install an early warning radar system in the United States coastal base near Kyoto to increase defense against the threat of North Korea missile, reports said Sunday.

X-band Radar, able to precisely track the trajectory of ballistic missiles, which allows United States forces launched the missile interceptor missiles from land and sea after the ballistic missile is detected. One in interceptor systems United States flagship is MM-104 Patriot made by Raytheon.

This will be the X-band radar system, both of which are installed in Japan after another, set up in Northern Aomori Prefecture. The threat from North Korea, in the eyes of Japan especially, more urgent than the dispute with China about the Senkaku Islands.

X-band radar system will be built in the air self-defense force base in Kyotango, Northwest of Kyoto, in Japan, sea coast or East Sea, said Kyodo News and Jiji Press, citing unnamed sources.

That location was chosen because of the place it is possible North Korea missile targeting of Guam or Hawaii, which also passed over Japan, said Kyodo.

Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and the President of the United States, Barack Obama, confirmed in their meeting, in Washington, Friday, the two countries will work together on the installation of the radar, the report said.

(H-AK)



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