Japan to take part in AsterX space defense drill with NATO members

  

Japan to take part in AsterX space defense drill with NATO members

South Korea will also join as concerns rise over Russian and Chinese threats.

PARIS/TOKYO -- Japan will join NATO members and other partners for an annual space defense exercise in France starting Monday, preparing for real-world threats like attacks on communications satellites.

Sixteen nations will take part in AsterX 24, hosted by the French Air and Space Force in Toulouse.