Japan launched Aegis-ships JS Atago, JS Kongo with SM-3 missiles into the sea and deployed MIM-104 PATRIOT PAC-3 systems to destroy the DPRK spy satellite

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is preparing to launch a spy satellite into space. But Japan has this

the account has its own plans.

What is known

Japan rolled out a two-tier systemmissile defense in response to the order of the head of the DPRK to launch a satellite. The first level is based on the Aegis system. For this, the ships JS Atago, JS Kongo were launched into the sea. They can fire RIM-161 Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) missiles, which are designed to destroy ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere.

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Second layer of missile defenseMIM-104 PATRIOT PAC-3 introduced. Japan deployed American anti-aircraft missile systems in Okinawa Prefecture. They can intercept air threats at an altitude of up to 40 km.

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The Japanese Defense Ministry issued a command to the Forcesself-defense to prepare to destroy ballistic missiles or spy satellites that will be launched by North Korea. It is possible that the PAC-3s are deployed on the Sakishima Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, from where they will be able to shoot down the DPRK satellite after launch. The PATRIOT can also be used to destroy debris.