Japan ASDF loses communication with Global Hawk unmanned aircraft

TOKYO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) is searching for a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft that lost communication over the Sea of Japan, local media reported Tuesday.

According to Kyodo News, contact was lost at around 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday when it was flying about 50 km off the coast of Tottori Prefecture in western Japan.