Japan's government plans to deploy early warning radar-equipped drones over the Pacific Ocean to counter the China threat. The MQ-9B SeaGuardian is the leading candidate platform for this capability, which Tokyo considers essential to enhancing its surveillance and deterrence posture against China. This move is part of a significant expansion of Japan's surveillance capabilities. The drones will help Japan close a surveillance gap identified by its defense planners.
Japan’s government is moving to deploy early warning radar-equipped drones over the Pacific Ocean as part of a significant expansion of its surveillance and deterrence posture against China, with the MQ-9B SeaGuardian emerging as the leading candidate platform for a capability that Tokyo considers essential to closing what defense planners have described as a surveillance […]]]>