Coast Guard Begins Operating SeaGuardian Drones
October 21 2022
The Japan Coast Guard has launched operations with new long-endurance uncrewed aerial vehicle, reports the manufacturer of the drone, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
On Wednesday, the service began operations with the MQ-9B SeaGuardian from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Air Station Hachinohe in the northern Aomori prefecture.
The air vehicle will be primarily used for maritime wide-area search missions over the Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean.
Secondary missions will...
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