Japan Coast Guard: Start UAW Operation!

Japan Coast Guard: Start UAW Operation!

ーthe SeaGuardian can fly more than 24 hours nonstopー

Japan Coast Guard:

Strengthen surveillance capabilities in the waters surrounding Japan.

Operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle SeaGuardian has begun.

the Sea Guardian:

Take off from the airport in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture started on Wednesday.

The UAV was developed by a US defense firm.

The coast guard has conducted about 150 hours of test flights.

The aircraft can be remotely piloted from a ground control station.

Its high-definition cameras
can detect ships and other objects from altitudes of over 3,000 meters, and identify objects at night using infrared rays.

As for safety measures,
the UAV can identify approaching aircraft using radar, and automatically avert collisions.

The coast guard says
the SeaGuardian can fly more than 24 hours nonstop and send images in real time to have them checked on the ground.

Coast guard officials say
they will use the aircraft to help reduce personnel workload, and for maritime surveillance and search-and-rescue operations.

The cost to introduce the aircraft
is about 4 billion yen, or 26.8 million dollars.

Piloting will be outsourced to keep up with the latest technologies, with coast guard personnel stationed nearby to manage and supervise operations.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221019_22/

해상 보안청 : UAW의 운용을 개시!

ーthe SeaGuardian can fly more than 24 hours nonstopー

해상 보안청:

일본 주변 해역에서의 감시 능력을 강화한다.

무인 항공기 SeaGuardian의 운영을 시작했습니다.

the SeaGuardian:

아오모리현 하치노헤시의 공항을 수요일에 이륙 개시.

Garde-côtes japonais : lancez l’opération UAW !

ーle SeaGuardian peut voler plus de 24 heures sans escaleー

Garde côtière japonaise :

Renforcer les capacités de surveillance dans les eaux entourant le Japon.

L’exploitation du véhicule aérien sans pilote SeaGuardian a commencé.

le gardien de la mer :

Le décollage de l’aéroport de la ville de Hachinohe, préfecture d’Aomori a commencé mercredi.