Japan plans to field missile tracking satellite constellation

Tokyo has draft a plan to field a missile tracking satellite constellation, Jiji press reports. The plan is expected to be approved this month.

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These small missile warning satellites will detect and track missiles heading towards Japan or the United States. The launch of the program is still dependent on cooperating with U.S.

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