- Title: Japan hold North Korean missile attack drills with PAC-3 interceptors
- Date: 21st June 2017
- Summary: ASAKA CITY, JAPAN (JUNE 21, 2017) (REUTERS) TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGN READING (Japanese): "ASAKA SELF-DEFENCE FORCE" MEDIA WAITING VARIOUS OF PAC-3 LAUNCH PAD AND OTHER MILITARY VEHICLES PASSING BY JOURNALISTS AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE PERSONNEL NEAR A MILITARY VEHICLE PAC-3 LAUNCH PAD PULLING UP AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE PERSONNEL OPERATING THE LAUNCH PAD VARIOUS OF THE PAC-3 LAUNCH PAD SHIFTING UP AND SIDEWAYS PAC-3 PAC-3 BEHIND BARB WIRED FENCE JOURNALISTS DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE MAJOR AND TRAINING COMMANDER, AKINORI HANADA (SOUNDBITE) JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE MAJOR AND TRAINING COMMANDER, AKINORI HANADA, SAYING: "As North Korea continues its ballistic missile launches, I think this training is necessary in improving the Japan Air Self-Defence Force's ability to deal with ballistic missiles." GROUP INTERVIEW WITH HANADA (SOUNDBITE) JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENCE FORCE MAJOR AND TRAINING COMMANDER, AKINORI HANADA, SAYING: "By making this training public, we believe it's a way to contribute to the safety and the peace of mind of the public." PHOTOGRAPHER (FAR RIGHT) RADAR SET BEING OPERATED VARIOUS OF RADAR SET MOVING TO DETECT MISSILES MILITARY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, ANTENNA MAST GROUP, SET UP
- Embargoed: 5th July 2017 03:11
- Keywords: Japan air force hold drill PAC-3 interceptors North Korean missile attack
- Location: ASAKA CITY, JAPAN
- City: ASAKA CITY, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Defence,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016M7ZVB9
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Japan's Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) held on Wednesday (June 21) a drill operating the anti-ballistic missile PAC-3 and other associated military equipment amid increasing tensions with North Korea which has been increasing the number of its missiles test launches in recent months.
The showing of the drill, which involved self-defence personnel setting up and operating a PAC-3 launch pad and associated equipment such as a Radar Set and an Antenna Mast Group, is relatively rare as the media aren't invited to most military drills.
By making the drill public, JASDF hopes to make Japanese citizens feel safe while improving their anti-ballistic missile capabilities, JASDF major Akinori Hanada told journalists.
Tokyo has repeatedly condemned the test launches, which are in violation of U.N. resolutions. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government earlier this year instructed municipalities to hold evacuation drills, heightening a sense of urgency among the public. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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