Amami Oshima 3 facilities are also specified by the Self -Defense Forces troops and unmanned aerial flight in the prohibited area

The Ground Self -Defense Force Amami Garrison designated as a defensive facility that is prohibited to fly such as small units, etc. = 23rd, Nase, Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture

奄美大島3施設も禁止区域に  自衛隊  小型無人機飛行で指定を拡大

 Based on the law on banning flights such as small units, etc., Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi has recently been the Ground Self -Defense Force Amami Garrison (Amami City Nase), the Setouchi Branch (Setouchi Town), and the Air Self -Defense Force Amami Oshima Branch (Amami City (Amami City) 57 national Self -Defense Forces, including three facilities in Kasari -cho, have been designated as a target defense facility that prohibits flights of small unmanned aircraft, such as drones. The SDF facilities related to the Kagoshima Prefecture Amami Islands are designated as the target defense facilities of the same law, following the SDF Kikaijima Communications, and the JASDF Okinorabe Island Base Tunnel in Meika -cho. Small unmanned units, which are regulated by the law, are specific aerial aircraft that can fly with a pilot such as hang gliders and paragliders. It is illegal to fly over the site of the target defense facility and its surrounding areas (about 300 meters periphery) without prior consent. This is the fourth designation of the defensive facility for the SDF -related facilities by the law. By the end of last year, 16 land -inducers, 17 Maritime Facilities, and 24 ASDF facilities were added, and in the prefecture, the Ground Self -Defense Force Kawauchi Garrison (Satsumasendai City) and the Maritime Self -Defense Force Kushira Working Office (Kanoya City) are also designated. It was done. When flying drones around the target facility, the consent of the target defense facility, the police, and the maritime security department (when the sea area is included within the range) is required. If you violate it, you will be imprisoned for one year or less or a fine of 500,000 yen or less. Details can be found on the Ministry of Defense website. The ministry said, "If you want to fly small unmanned units, etc. in the target defense facility or its surroundings, please apply to the facility manager with plenty of time."

Amami's Nankai Nissho Shimbun