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<BR> Unlike> Marine Self -Division of the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Development "MQ9" 7 and 8 U.S. soldiers are more than 100 US soldiers to monitor the Chinese army, about one year from around spring.

Unmanned MQ9 deployed in US Air Force, etc. (from the General Atomics pamphlet)

〈独自〉海自鹿屋基地 米軍の無人機部隊展開 「MQ9」7、8機 米兵100人超が駐留 中国軍の監視強化、春ごろから1年程度 日米政府検討

 On the 24th, it was found on the 24th that the US and US governments are considering temporarily deploying 7 and 8 aircraft in the Maritime Self -Defense Force Kanoya Air Base (Kanoya City).。This is the first time we deploy a U.S. unmanned aircraft at the SDF base with the aim of strengthening the surveillance of the Chinese army that activates military activities around the Southwest Islands.It is expected that more than a year from the spring as early as spring, more than a hundred U.S. soldiers will be responsible for operation and maintenance.It is expected to be full -fledged in the future and seek cooperation from local governments.[Photo] [Map] deploying SDF in the SDF Kanoya Base and the Southwest Islands

 With the reorganization of the US military in Japan, Kanoya Base has been accepting training for KC130 aerial refueling machines belonging to the US military Iwakuni Base (Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) in September 2019.There are also voices that repel a new burden.The Japan -US Security Council (2 Plus 2) by a minister in charge of foreign affairs and defense in charge of the Foreign Affairs and Defense on the 7th of this month confirmed the promotion of joint use of US and SDF facilities, including the Southwest Islands.The size of the unmanned unit that considers deployment at Kanoya base is expected to be the largest in Japan.There is also a plan for some US soldiers to stay in private facilities such as hotels.The US side had requested early deployment.The MQ9 is about 11 meters long and about 20 meters wide.The pilot does not board, and remotely control from the ground.It can fly 15,000 meters higher than a private aircraft, and has a high monitoring ability such as high -precision image shooting.There are attack type and reconnaissance type, and deployment at Kanoya base is likely to be reconnaissance type.In May 2014, the Air Force's "Global Hawk" was first deployed at the US military Misawa Base (Aomori Prefecture) for warning monitoring of North Korea.In May 2017, it was also located at the US military Yokota base (such as Fussa City, Tokyo).At both bases, 40 to 110 US soldiers are regularly stationed in 2-6 months in 2-5 months.

 According to the Ministry of Defense executives, "Kanoya, which monitors the Southwest Islands over a weekly holiday, is more reasonable to see China to see China. The site is relatively large."There are dozens of fuel provisions based on the U.S. military aircraft's Kanoya base based on the Japan -US Products Affairs Agreement (ACSA).KC130 Aerial refueling aircraft started training in 19 years.Transport aircraft Osprey flew in the Japan -US joint integrated exercises in October 2005 and the Japan -US -French joint training in May 2001.[What is "MQ9"?It has a long wing and a Y -shaped tail on a streamlined aircraft.They can be shot from "high altitude", 15,000 meters above the sky, and can check the target even in bad weather using sensors.Approximately 30 hours of flight is possible at about 330 km / h.It is one size smaller than the American unmanned reconnaissance aircraft used after the Iraqi War and the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident.The Japan Coast Guard is aiming to introduce the flight demonstration of the MQ9B specialized in maritime monitoring.