Published • loading... • Updated
Japan Loses Contact with a Surveillance Drone Off the Country’s Northwestern Coast – WTOP News
The Self-Defense Forces and Japan Coast Guard are searching after contact was lost with a $1.2 billion surveillance drone, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Air Self-Defense Force lost contact with a Global Hawk surveillance drone operating off the coast of Tottori Prefecture. A search is underway in international waters approximately 50 kilometers north of the Tottori coast.
- The massive, long-endurance Global Hawk measures 40 meters wide and 15 meters long and disappeared from radar around 1 p.m. The aircraft is stationed with two others at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture.
- Japan Coast Guard and Self-Defense Forces vessels and aircraft are scouring the area, with NHK reporting that personnel spotted an apparent piece of the drone floating in the sea off Tottori.
- The three Global Hawk drones cost Japan an estimated $1.2 billion when purchased in 2015. The loss occurs amid China's repeated drone activity in recent years over the Sea of Japan.
- Officials report no damage to ships in the area despite the incident. The Global Hawk can stay airborne for upwards of 30 hours, though its specific mission remains unclear.
Insights by Ground AI
17 Articles
17 Articles
Japan loses contact with a surveillance drone off the country’s northwestern coast – WTOP News
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s air force lost contact on Tuesday with one of its long-distance surveillance drones after it went missing during a flight off the country’s northwestern coast. There was no immediate information as to what the mission of the uncrewed RQ-4B aircraft, also known as Global Hawk, was. The Air Self-Defense Force said...
·Chevy Chase, United States
Read Full Article
Winnipeg Free Press+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Japan loses contact with a surveillance drone off the country's northwestern coast
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's air force lost contact on Tuesday with one of its long-distance surveillance drones after it went missing during a flight off the country's northwestern coast.
·Winnipeg, Canada
Read Full Article
Coast Guard says debris believed to be from Global Hawk was found at sea
·Ankara, Türkiye
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources17
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
39% Left
L 39%
C 38%
R 23%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
