{"id":160353,"date":"2024-02-29T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=160353&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-02-29T17:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:52:02","slug":"kyushu-hosts-first-pac-3-missile-drill-outside-military-base","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-hosts-first-pac-3-missile-drill-outside-military-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Hosts First PAC-3 Missile Drill Outside Military Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City witnessed a landmark event as the PAC-3 missile deployment drill was conducted at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, a first for Kyushu outside traditional military facilities. This exercise involved setting up missile interceptors and radar within 20 minutes, demonstrating Japan&#8217;s enhanced readiness for missile threats. The drill, led by Kurume City&#8217;s 8th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, signifies a strategic shift in defense preparedness, emphasizing the ability to operate across diverse locations for national security. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20240228\/5010023555.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_pac3-at-uminonakamichi_2024-nhk_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C790&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyushu Hosts First PAC-3 Missile Drill Outside Military Base\" width=\"1400\" height=\"790\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_pac3-at-uminonakamichi_2024-nhk_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_pac3-at-uminonakamichi_2024-nhk_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_pac3-at-uminonakamichi_2024-nhk_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fnn_pac3-at-uminonakamichi_2024-nhk_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City witnessed a landmark event as the PAC-3 missile deployment drill was conducted at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park, a first for Kyushu outside traditional military&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":160356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-160353","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-higashi-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/160353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}