Japan mulling usage of private satellites to collect military intelligence: Reports

2019-09-23 2

Japan is reportedly considering collecting military intel concerning foreign countries through private satellites to try to make up for the void of information left from Seoul's decision to terminate GSOMIA, a military intel-sharing pact between South Korea and Japan.
Citing multiple government officials,...the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Monday... Japan's defense ministry has set aside nearly 932-thousand U.S. dollars in related projects for next year.
Citing several anonymous sources,... Japan-based Kyodo News Agency reported that the move comes on the heels of Tokyo failing to track North Korea's short-range ballistic missiles more than two times since May.

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