{
  "id": 12054986,
  "title": "MSDF deploys V-BAT uncrewed surveillance aircraft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/msdf-deploys-v-bat-uncrewed-surveillance-aircraft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/05/japan/maritime-self-defense-force-uncrewed-surveillance-aircraft/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The aircraft can autonomously patrol predetermined routes, collecting surveillance footage and transmitting it to a command vessel in real time.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}