AIR C1-Area Iruma

Iruma airbase http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/iruma/ One of the 8 Main Operating Bases in the JASDF Central Area Units: - HQ Central AD Force - Central Aircraft Control & Warning Wing - 2 Tac Airlift Grp - Air Rescue Wing - Air Traffic Ctrl Service Grp - Tech Flightcheck Sqn - Electronics Development and Test Group - 3 and 4 Air depot - Hq 1st Air Defence Missile Grp and Firing Unit 4 PATRIOT system was initially a surface-to-air guided missile system to counter airborne threats. Japan introduced thesystem in 1989 PATRIOT PAC-2(UG), developed after the Gulf War,had limited capability to intercept ballistic missiles. Japan introduced PAC-2(UG) system in 1996 PATRIOT PAC-3 system has enhanced capability to intercept ballistic missiles and is designed to intercept SRBM and MRBM in the terminal phase of a ballistic missile at 10+km altitude. A Patriot Fire Unit protects an area of several tens of kms in radius. It is mobile and deployed according to the situation. It consists of an Engagement Control Station, a Radar Set, an Antenna Mast Group, a Power Plant and 5 launchers with 4 missiles per launcher

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