Archive for December 8th, 2012

Arleigh Burke GGD-51 class) Aegis destroyer USS Fitzgerald in the Pacific Ocean. Photo: US Navy

Pacific Allie Prepare for North Korean Rocket Launch

December 8, 2012 at 10:39 0 comments

Much as they did in April of this year, the United States Navy and the Japanese Self-Defense Force (SDF) have deployed missile batteries and Aegis-equipped warships in advance of North Korea’s next rocket launch scheduled for some time between 10 and 22 December. US Navy has also deployed its Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) seaborne radar platform to monitor the North’s launch.

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