Japan's P-1 Patrol Aircraft Leaves for Antipiracy Mission
Ayase, Kanagawa Pref., Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-1 patrol aircraft has left the Atsugi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, for Djibouti to take part in an antipiracy mission. This is the first time for the P-1, Japan's first domestically built patrol aircraft, to take on an actual overseas mission. It will replace the P-3C patrol aircraf...
On August 10, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-1 patrol aircraft departed from the Atsugi air base in Kanagawa Prefecture, heading to Djibouti to join an anti-piracy mission. This marks the first time the P-1, Japan's first domestically built patrol aircraft, will undertake an overseas mission, replacing the P-3C patrol aircraft.
Since 2009, the MSDF has been sending personnel for anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia's coast, with this latest deployment being the 60th. Around 50 personnel are expected to participate in a three-month mission, utilizing the P-1 in lieu of the aging P-3C aircraft. The P-1 was deployed in 2013. Unlike the propeller-driven P-3C, the P-1 is powered by four turbofan jet engines. As of March 31, the MSDF had deployed a total of 40 P-1s.
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