鹿児島県の種子島で、日本自衛隊と米海兵隊による合同訓練「アイアンフィスト」が日曜日に開始された。この訓練は、離島の防衛と奪還を想定したもので、約1800人の人員が参加している。種子島での実施は初めてだ。
日本と米国の軍は、鹿児島県種子島で合同の生々しい訓練を開始した。この「アイアンフィスト」と名付けられた年次演習は、日曜日に始まり、月曜日に報道陣による観察が行われた。
訓練には約1800人の人員が参加し、離島の防衛と奪還をシミュレートする内容だ。種子島での開催は今回が初である。
着上陸訓練では、大型輸送艦「おおすみ」から2隻のLCAC（着上陸艇空母）が着上陸地点に接近し、陸上自衛隊の水陸機動団の隊員が迫撃砲を搭載した車両を上陸させた。また、米海兵隊はオスプレイ輸送機からロープ下り訓練を実施した。
島での訓練は水曜日まで予定されている。この演習は、日米同盟の強化を目的としたもので、両国軍の連携を深めるものだ。
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South Korea and Japan agreed on January 30 to resume joint naval search and rescue exercises after nine years during a meeting at Japan's Yokosuka base. The decision aims to strengthen defense cooperation between the two nations. The ministers discussed expanding collaboration in areas like artificial intelligence and space.
Japan, the United States, and the Philippines held their first joint military drills near the Bashi Channel, the waterway between the Philippines and Taiwan, earlier this week. The naval and aerial exercises took place under the framework of the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) from Feb. 20 through Thursday.
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles to Yonaguni Island in Okinawa Prefecture by fiscal 2030. The island is just 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, and the timing could shift based on facility improvements.
The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed announcing a date for their major springtime Freedom Shield exercise due to differences over the scale of on-field drills. The U.S. expressed reluctance to South Korea's proposal to minimize field training, citing already arrived troops and equipment. The two sides plan to announce the exercise later this month or early March.
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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back agreed to conduct mutual visits every year during a meeting at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture. They also pledged to promote exchanges between the Self-Defense Forces and the South Korean military and to cooperate on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence.
The People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command's naval and air forces conducted combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Island and its surrounding areas on Saturday, five days after US-Philippine drills in the region. The patrols aim to counter infringements and provocations by certain countries while safeguarding China's territorial sovereignty and upholding peace in the South China Sea. The operation involved multiple aircraft and vessels, including H-6K bombers and frigates.
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Fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force conducted a five-day bilateral exercise alongside US B-52 bombers over the West Philippine Sea. Held from February 2 to 6, the training aimed to boost interoperability between the two forces. It featured live drops, air defense scenarios, and joint patrols.