Japan participates in the US military exercise
| Japan's Ministry of Defense announced that it will participate in a US military exercise for the first time. |
According to Mehr News Agency Quoting from Anatolia news agency, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara announced this Sunday that Tokyo will participate in the US Army’s “Valiant Shield” military exercise for the first time.
The Minister of Defense of Japan continued in this regard: In the face of increasing security issues, it is important to improve the deterrence capabilities of the Japan-US alliance.
In this exercise, military bases in 9 different prefectures of Japan will be used.
As the Japanese media announced; At the invitation of the United States, the Japanese Self Defense Forces (SDF) will also participate in this exercise from June 7 to 18.
In this military exercise, about 4,000 Japanese army forces, including air, sea and land forces, as well as 130 vehicles and 60 aircraft belonging to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will participate. .
