Video posted on SNS of footage taken using a drone at an MSDF base, Ministry of Defense investigates. It is believed that a drone was used to photograph an escort ship from above at a Maritime Self-Defense Force base where flying drones without permission is prohibited by law.

The video is said to have been shot while flying from the back of the deck towards the front, and the video is labeled as a Chinese video sharing site. The Ministry of defense is investigating the details of how the video was posted, including the possibility that it was manipulated or fabricated.