15 U.S. military facilities in Japan Designated by the Ministry of Defense for the first time in the drone no-fly zone 9:01 on August 7
The Ministry of Defense has designated a facility for U.S. forces in Japan as a small drone flight prohibited area for the first time, and in principle, the flight of drones will be prohibited from next month at Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture etc. became.
In order to prevent terrorism, the Ministry of Defense has designated 27 SDF facilities nationwide as no-fly zones based on the law, which in principle prohibits drone flight at the facilities of the SDF, U.S. Forces in Japan, and their surrounding areas. I will.
The Ministry of Defense has designated the US military facility in Japan as the drone's no-fly zone for the first time because of coordination with the US side.
A total of 15 facilities have been designated this time, including Yokota base in Tokyo, where the U.S. Army's headquarters are located, Futenma base in Okinawa Prefecture, Camp Schwab, and Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi prefecture. From the day, in principle, drone flight has been banned.
In addition, 14 bases to which the SDF's aviation units belong have been newly added to the no-fly zone.