Japan Coast Guard to purchase two MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones

Japan’s Coast Guard (JCG) has signed an agreement to purchase two MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft from the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI). 

An announcement was made on August 15, 2024, and the two SeaGuardians are scheduled for delivery in 2025. 

Linden Blue, GA-ASI CEO, commented in a press release: “Since JCG started operating SeaGuardians, they have been used for various JCG missions, including supporting search and rescue and disaster response, specifically during the 7.6 magnitude earthquake early this year and maritime surveillance during the 2023 G-7 Summit in Hiroshima.”  

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