SPACE-BASED RECON
The number of sorties for Japan's air force continues to decline. In fiscal 2001 (ending Mar. 31, 2002), the air force scrambled for just 151 sorties, compared with 155 the previous year and a high of 944 in fiscal 1984 during the Cold War. The Japanese say they need to scramble less often because...
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