Japan completes PAC-3 deployment across the nation

Japan has successfully deployed all its PAC-3 air defense missile units across its islands. The last two units were deployed to Chitose base in Hokkaido.

PAC-3 deployed at the Japan Ministry of Defense
By Website of the Japan Ministry of Defense (防衛省) (http://www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/no36/activities.html) [GJSTUv1 or Attribution], via Wikimedia Commons

Kyodo News reported that with the latest deployment, Japan now has 24 Patriot units at 15 bases around the country. These are spread over 6 Patriots groups.

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