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One of the five active armies of Tokyo’s ground self-defense force is to operate a new electronic warfare unit targeting opponents in the East China Sea, according to a Japanese press report.
File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoAug. 20 (UPI) -- Japan is moving ahead with plans to build an electronic warfare unit as a check against Chinese maneuvers in disputed areas of the East China Sea.
By late 2020, Camp Kengun is to include an electronic warfare or EW unit with about 80 troops.
Japan retains an electronic warfare unit in Hokkaido, near Russian territory.
The future EW unit in Kumamoto Prefecture could be integrated under a single command with the existing unit, according to the Sankei.