ASSESSMENTS
Japan: Joining the Anti-Piracy Effort off the Somali Coast
May 28, 2009 | 18:27 GMT
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Summary
Japan announced May 28 the deployment of two P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft to Djibouti in support of anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. The deployment has both tactical significance for the operation and larger symbolic and geopolitical significance for the expansion of Japanese military power.
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