Pentagon planning to deploy X-Band radars in southern Japan and Southeast Asia

The Wall Street Journal reported that Pentagon officials are planning to deploy an X-Band radar on an undisclosed southern Japanese island and have also been evaluating sites in Southeast Asia for a third X-Band radar.

Once completed, the three radars will create an arc that will look inside North Korea and China. The Philippines has been mentioned as a potential site.

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