일본 자위대가 필리핀군과의 합동 훈련 중 대함 미사일을 발사했으며, 이는 해당 훈련에서 실시된 첫 미사일 발사 사례입니다.
이번 발사는 필리핀 북서부 일로코스 노르테주 파오아이 해안에서 약 75km 떨어진 지점에 있는 가상의 적함을 타격했습니다.
이번 훈련은 일본과 필리핀 간의 지속적인 군사 협력의 일환으로 진행되었습니다. 관련 보도에 따르면 이번 훈련은 해상 방어 능력에 중점을 두었습니다.
사용된 구체적인 미사일 기종이나 참가 부대에 대한 추가 정보는 공개되지 않았습니다.
The Philippine Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducted their first combined live-fire drills on May 1 and 2 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Tarlac. Over 200 soldiers participated as part of Exercise Salaknib. Japan joined the annual exercise for the first time.
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China's military conducted live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, as stated on Friday. The drills coincide with the annual Balikatan exercises hosted by Manila and Washington, extending into disputed South China Sea areas. Japan is joining with combat troops for the first time amid strains with Beijing.
Ships from Australia, Canada, and the United States conducted tactical maneuvers, helicopter cross-decks, and personnel exchanges in the South China Sea from April 12 to 18, as a precursor to the Balikatan 2026 exercises supporting a 'free and open Indo-Pacific.'
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A Japanese destroyer has acquired the ability to launch U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the commander of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet escort unit said. The Aegis-equipped Chokai completed refitting at a U.S. naval base in San Diego, California. It marks a milestone in Tokyo's efforts to bolster counterstrike capabilities amid regional threats.
Balikatan 2026, the largest edition yet, opened in the Philippines on April 20 with over 17,000 troops from the Philippines, United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France. It marks the first participation of Japan Self-Defense Forces troops on Philippine soil since World War II. The three-week exercises focus on interoperability and maritime operations amid global tensions.
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People's Liberation Army warships transited sensitive international waterways off southwestern Japan twice this week, a rare move seen as a warning to Tokyo over its recent Taiwan-related actions. The transits marked the start and end of western Pacific exercises, outbound through the Yokoate Channel on Sunday and returning via the Yonaguni-Iriomote Waterway on Wednesday. The Eastern Theatre Command said it tested troops' long-range operational capabilities.