WASHINGTON -- In one of the Pentagon's largest contracts for base "hardening," the U.S. Air Force has installed an independent power grid at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo that enables the base to go into "island mode" if the main energy source is taken out by a cyberattack or missile.
Indo-Pacific
U.S. bolsters Yokota Air Base defenses with microgrid
Base in Japan can go into 'island mode' if main power source is attacked
Nine U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules planes conduct an "elephant walk" at Yokota Air Base on Jan. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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