Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) said on Friday that destroyers equipped with the Aegis air defense system participated in a two-day training with US destroyers amid the North Korean nuclear threat.
According to the MSDF, the destroyer Kongo-class destroyer was equipped with a standard missile 3 interceptor and conducted ballistic missile information sharing training with the destroyer USS Spruance and cruiser USS Mobile Bay in the Japanese waters. report..
During the two-day joint training, the MSDF and the US Navy exchanged radar information and coordinated their response to incoming missiles.
The MSDF said that this training was ” [the Japan-U.S. alliance] For effective deterrence and response “and maintain regional stability.
April 12, Good evening, #JASDF F-2 ?? # Abraham Lincoln #CSG?? To strengthen your ability in the Sea of Japan #JPNUSAlliance For effective deterrence and response. Our activities contribute to the peace and stability of the region.#FOIP pic.twitter.com/3mz7wrcRoZ
— Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (@jmsdf_pao_eng) April 13, 2022
“This is our recent commitment to deepening. [the Japan-U.S.] A close alliance to protect our country and ensure peace and stability in the region from the time of peace. ” Said By tweet.
Abraham Lincoln, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier group, has also conducted operations with Japanese troops in the Sea of Japan to reassure allies of the US commitment to maintain stability in the Japanese waters.
Korea Yonhap News Agency Quote The aircraft carrier also operates in Ulsan, southeastern South Korea, and is an unknown source who claimed to stay in Tokai for three to five days.
This is the first carrier strike group deployment to the waters between South Korea and Japan since 2017. That year, USS Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Nimitz, and their multi-ship strike group tested North Korean missiles and nuclear weapons.
The deployment of warships began amid speculation that North Korea could take provocative actions and conduct a nuclear test before Kim Il Sung’s birthday on April 15.
“In connection with the upcoming April 15th, we are worried about itth anniversary, [North Korea] You may want to take another provocative action. Sung Kim, a special envoy to North Korea in the United States, told reporters on April 6.
International observers said commercial satellite imagery showed preparations for a military parade for the national convention, but North Korean state media mentioned the military parade that was taking place as of Friday night. I wasn’t.
The celebration took place after North Korea conducted a series of nuclear tests in recent months, one of which included the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-17, a “monster missile” that experts can attack anywhere in the United States or abroad. I called it.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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