The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is adding to its name as potential threats from space become “more diverse, complex and advanced,” the nation’s defense minister said Tuesday at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.
The United States Space Force is aiming high to counter aggression from China and North Korea by opening a base in Japan that would allow for greater cooperation with the Self-Defense Forces.
The US Space Force is expanding its presence in Japan with the transfer of an Army missile-tracking unit and possibly establishing a headquarters in the country, the Space Force commander said.
The Air Self-Defense Force is expanding its operations in space to protect Japan’s satellites increasingly important tools for the country’s security strategy from “junk,” “killers” and “stalkers.”