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...
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